Palatine Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Palatine

Meaning 1 : relating to or lying near the palate

    Example : the palatine tonsils

    Synonyms : palatal
Meaning 2 : 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

    Synonyms : os palatinum,  palatine bone
Meaning 3 : (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands

    Synonyms : palsgrave
Meaning 4 : any of various important officials in ancient Rome

Meaning 5 : the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces

Meaning 6 : of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives

Meaning 7 : of or relating to a palace


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