palatine

Meanings

Plural: palatines

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
Ellipsis of count palatine, a feudal lord or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
A palace official, especially in an imperial palace.
Ellipsis of county palatine.
The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace.
A fur cape or stole for women which covers the neck and shoulders.
Ellipsis of palatine bone.

Adjective

relating to or lying near the palate
- "the palatine tonsils"
of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
of or relating to a palace

Adj

(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
Subject to palatine authority. (of a territory)
Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.
Synonym of palatial.
Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone.

Origin / Etymology

From late Middle English palatyne, from Old French palatin, from Medieval Latin palātīnus (“relating to the palace”), from palātium (“palace”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of paladin.

Synonyms

chief minister, os palatinum, palatal, palatial, palatinate, palatine bone, palsgrave, praetorians

Scrabble Score: 10

palatine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
palatine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 13

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