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Meaning of 'palatine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Palatine [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.
- Of or pertaining to the palate.
2 . Palatine [ n.]
- One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count.
- The Palatine hill in Rome.
- A palatine bone.

Meaning of 'palatine' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . palatine [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or lying near the palate
Example in sentence:
  • palatal index;
  • the palatine tonsils

Nearby Words:

pal palace palacious paladin paladiumize paladumenta palaeo- palaeographer palaeographic palaeotype

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