Defenition of the word palatine

Defenition of the word palatine
- relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
- of or relating to a palace
- of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
- the most important of the Seven Hills of ancient Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
- any of various important officials in ancient Rome
- either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits
- (medieval) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
- the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
- (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
- relating to or lying near the palate