palatine
/ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/US/ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/
palatine adjective: (of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign. Also the ellipsis of count palatine.
Adjective (1)
palatine (not comparable)
Noun (1)
palatine (plural palatines)
- A palace official, especially in an imperial palace.
- Synonyms:
- chief minister
- The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace.
- Synonyms:
- praetorians
Noun (2)
palatine (plural palatines)
Adjective (2)
palatine (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone.
- They strive to astonish the most sophisticated taste, the only applause they seek is the thick sound of the satisfied tongue clapping the palatine papillae.1979, Clive Sinclair, Hearts of Gold, Penguin, published 1983, page 10
Proper noun capitalized: Palatine
IPA/ˈpælətaɪn/
Palatine
- One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement.
- A village in Cook County, Illinois.
- A hamlet in County Carlow, Ireland.
- A town in Montgomery County, New York.
- The Rhine Franconian dialect spoken in the Palatinate.
Adjective (3) capitalized: Palatine
IPA/ˈpælətaɪn/
Palatine (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the Elector Palatine or the German Palatinate or its people.
- Internally, the Palatine government remained dominated by Calvinists who bullied the largely Lutheran population, persecuted Jews and refused dialogue with Catholics.2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe's History, Penguin, page 122
Noun (3) capitalized: Palatine
IPA/ˈpælətaɪn/
Palatine (plural Palatines)
- A native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
Also used as
palatine is also the ellipsis of count palatine.
palatine is also the ellipsis of county palatine.
palatine is also the ellipsis of palatine bone.
Synonyms of palatine
Forms of palatine
| plural | palatines |
|---|---|
| plural | Palatines |
Origin of palatine
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.
Borrowed from French palatine, named after German Princess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652–1722).
Borrowing from French palatin, from New Latin palātīnus, from palātum (“the palate”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to palate + -ine.
Words formed from palatine
- ascending palatine artery
- autopalatine
- craniopalatine
- dermopalatine
- ethmopalatine
- glossopalatine
- greater palatine artery
- hyopalatine
- interpalatine
- maxillopalatine
- nasopalatine
- palatine aponeurosis
- palatine artery
- palatine bone
- palatine gland
- palatine nerve
- palatine tonsil
- palatine uvula
- palato-
- pharyngopalatine
- postpalatine
- pterygopalatine
- rhinopalatine
- sphenopalatine
- transpalatine
- vomeropalatine
- count palatine
- county palatine
- palatinate
- palatineship
Phrases with palatine
Words that rhyme with palatine
Questions about palatine
- What does palatine mean?
- Palatine means (of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
- What part of speech is palatine?
- Palatine can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce palatine?
- Palatine is pronounced /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/ (UK).
Words near palatine in the dictionary
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