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English Dictionary: palatine	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for palatine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palatine adj relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" Synonym(s): palatal, palatine of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives of or relating to a palace n any of various important officials in ancient Rome (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands Synonym(s): palatine, palsgrave the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces 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 Synonym(s): palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palatine \Pal"atine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See {Palace}, and cf. {Paladin}.] Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges. {Count palatine}, {County palatine}. See under {Count}, and {County}. {Palatine* hill}, [or] {The palatine}, one of the seven hills of Rome, once occupied by the palace of the C[91]sars. See {Palace}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palatine \Pal"atine\, n. 1. One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See {Count palatine}, under 4th {Count}. 2. The Palatine* hill in Rome.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palatine \Pal"atine\, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the palate. {Palatine* bones} (Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between the maxillaries.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palatine \Pal"atine\ n. (Anat.) A palatine* bone.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palatine, IL (village, FIPS 57225) Location: 42.11250 N, 88.04302 W Population (1990): 39253 (15851 housing units) Area: 25.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60067, 60074