palatine meaning and definition

PALATINE noun

Definition of palatine (noun)

1. any of various important officials in ancient Rome
2. (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
   • synonyms: palsgrave
3. the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
4. 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

PALATINE adjective

Definition of palatine (adjective)

1. relating to or lying near the palate
   • "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
   • synonyms: palatal
2. of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
3. of or relating to a palace