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Webster 1913 Edition

Palatine

Pal′a-tine

,
Noun.
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.

Pal′a-tine

Noun.
(Anat.)
A palatine bone.

Webster 1828 Edition

Palatine

PAL'ATINE

,
Adj.
[L. palatinus, from palatium, palace.] Pertaining to a palace; an epithet applied originally to persons holding an office or employment in the king;s palace; hence it imports possessing royal privileges; as a count palatine.
In England, formerly, were three counties palatine, Chester, Durham and Lancaster; the two former by prescription, the latter by grant of Edward III. They were so called, because the proprietors, the earl of Chester,the bishop of Durham and the duke of Lancaster, possessed royal rights, as fully as the king in his palace. Of these, the county of Durham is the only one now remaining in the hands of a subject.

PAL'ATINE

,
Noun.
One invested with royal privileges and rights. A palatine or count palatine, on the continent of Europe, is one delegated by a prince to hold courts of justice in a province, or one who has a palace and a court of justice in his own house. In Poland, a palatine may be regarded as the governor of a province.

Definition 2024

Palatine

Palatine

See also: palatine

English

Proper noun

Palatine

  1. One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Adjective

Palātīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of Palātīnus

palatine

palatine

See also: Palatine

English

Adjective

palatine ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Palatine Hill in Rome.
  2. Of or relating to powers normally possessed by a sovereign but exercised by a lesser noble, or by a nominee of a sovereign.
  3. Of or relating to a palace, particularly for the Eastern and Western Roman emperors.
  4. Of or relating to a palatine or a palatinate, especially the Rhineland Palatinate.

Noun

palatine ‎(plural palatines)

  1. A Roman soldier.
  2. A Roman or Byzantine official.
  3. A feudal lord (a count palatine or Pfalzgraf) or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
  4. A resident of a palatinate.
  5. The highest dignitary in the former Kingdom of Hungary after the king.
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowing from French palatin ‎(“relating to the palate”), from Latin palatum ‎(“palate”).

Adjective

palatine ‎(not comparable)

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

Noun

palatine ‎(plural palatines)

  1. (anatomy) One of a pair of bones behind the palate.

French

Etymology

From ‘Princess Palatine’ Anne Gonzaga, who popularised the garment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palatin/

Noun

palatine f ‎(plural palatines)

  1. (historical) tippet, shoulder cape

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

palatine f pl

  1. feminine plural of palatino

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

palātīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of palātīnus

Etymology

From Latin Palatinus, from Palatium.

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