Category:Palatine

Pal"a*tine, a. Etym: [f. palatin, l. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace, and cf. Paladin.]

Defn: of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; Hence, possessing royal privileges. Count palatine, county palatine. See under count, and county. -- palatine hill, or the palatine, one of the seven hills of rome, Once occupied by the palace of the cæsars. See palace.

Palatine Pal"a*tine, n.

1. One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; A count palatine. See count palatine, under 4th count.

2. The palatine hill in rome.

Palatine Pal"a*tine, a. Etym: [from palate.] (anat.)

Defn: of or pertaining to the palate. Palatine bones (anat.), a pair Of bones (often united in the adult) in the root of the mouth, back Of and between the maxillaries.

Palatine Pal"a*tine

Defn:, (anat.) A palatine bone.