palatine
adjective
1. relating to or lying near the palate
- palatal index
- the palatine tonsils
Similar word(s): palatal
2. of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
3. of or relating to a palace
noun
1. any of various important officials in ancient Rome
Definition categories: person, roman
2. (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
Similar word(s): palsgrave
Definition categories: person, lord, noble, nobleman
3. the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
Definition categories: location
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