Palatine - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpælətaɪn|  American pronunciation of the word palatine
Brit.  |ˈpælətaɪn|  British pronunciation of the word palatine

noun

- any of various important officials in ancient Rome
- (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands (syn: 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

adjective

- relating to or lying near the palate (syn: palatal)
the palatine tonsils
- of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
- of or relating to a palace

Extra examples

Chancery Court of the County Palatine of Durham

Chancery Court of the County Palatine of Lancaster

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