Palatine Definition

pălə-tīn
noun
An officer of an imperial palace.
Webster's New World
A soldier of the palace guard of the Roman emperors, formed in the time of Diocletian.
American Heritage
A soldier of a major division of the Roman army formed in the time of Constantine I.
American Heritage
A fur piece covering the shoulders.
Webster's New World
Used as a title for various administrative officials of the late Roman and Byzantine empires.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Of a palace.
Webster's New World

Of or relating to a palace, particularly for the Eastern and Western Roman emperors.

Wiktionary
Having royal privileges.
A count palatine.
Webster's New World
Of or belonging to a count palatine or earl palatine.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to either of two bones that make up the hard palate.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
pronoun

One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Palatine

Noun

Singular:
palatine
Plural:
palatines

Origin of Palatine

  • From Middle English ruled by an independent lord from Old French palatin from Late Latin palātīnus palace official from Latin palātīnus from Palātium imperial residence palace

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French palatin "palate", from Latin palatum

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin Palatinus, from Palatium.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin palatinus, "imperial", "imperial official"

    From Wiktionary

Palatine Sentence Examples

  • In 1155 the German king, Frederick I., appointed his step-brother Conrad as count palatine.

  • Several letters between 1643 and 1649 are addressed to the princess Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of the ejected elector palatine, who lived at The Hague, where her mother maintained the semblance of a royal court.

  • Tubingen is mentioned as a strong fortress in 1078, and was ruled from 1148 by counts palatine.

  • At the same time John Casimir, brother of the elector palatine, at the invitation of the Calvinist party and with the secret financial aid of Queen Elizabeth, entered the country at the head of a body of German mercenaries from the east.

  • The nasal cavity communicates with the mouth by the choanae or posterior flares, situated between the palatine process of the maxillary, the palatine and the vomer.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAL

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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