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palatine

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English

Definitions

noun

  1. A feudal lord (a count palatine or Pfalzgraf) or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
  2. A palace official, especially in an imperial palace; the chief minister.
  3. A county palatine, a palatinate.
  4. A resident of a palatinate.

adjective

  1. (chiefly as postmodifier) Designating a territory in England (and, later, other countries) whose lord had specific royal privileges, or designating a modern administrative area corresponding to such a territory.
  2. (chiefly as postmodifier) Designating a ruler or feudal lord with direct powers held from the sovereign.
  3. Pertaining to the Elector Palatine or the German Palatinate or its people.
  4. Pertaining to a palace, particularly for the Eastern and Western Roman emperors; palatial.

noun

  1. One of a pair of bones behind the palate

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone

Related words

Synonyms

palsgravepalatalpalatine boneos palatinumelectorcountnasopterygosphenopalatine hillquirinal hillaventine hillcapitoline hillesquilineaventinecaelian hill

Associated

tonsiltonsilspalatinateforamenrhinepalatecalvinismtiaraaachenmargraveisp

Rhymes

saccharinemalignasininebyzantinebenignsupinewhinedeclinelinefine

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