| palatine | a. [ F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace, and cf. Paladin. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Of or pertaining to the Palatinate. [ PJC ] 3. Of or pertaining to a Palatine{ 1 }. [ PJC ]
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 Cæsars. See also Palatine Hill in the vocabulary, and Palace. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| palatine | a. [ From Palate. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the palate; palatal. [ 1913 Webster ]
Palatine bones (Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between the maxillaries. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Palatine Hill | prop. n. [ L. Mons Palatinus, It. Monte Palatino. ] One of the "seven hills" of Rome, situated southeast of the Capitoline and north-northeast of the Aventine. It borders on the Roman Forum; is the traditional seat of the city founded by Romulus; was the seat of private and later of imperial residences; and contains many antiquities. [ Century Dict., 1906 ] |
