palatine
/pˈælətˌaɪn/ · 3 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- relating to or lying near the palate
“palatal index” - of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
- of or relating to a palace
noun
- any of various important officials in ancient Rome
- (Middle Ages) 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
- 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
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