Pal|a|tine

pal|a|tine¹ «PAL uh tyn, -tihn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. having royal rights in one's own territory. A count palatine was subject only to the emperor or king, especially the Holy Roman Emperor.

2. of a lord who has royal rights in his own territory.

3. = palatial. (Cf. ↑palatial)

–n.

1. a lord having royal rights in his own territory; palatine lord.

2. an officer of an imperial palace, originally the chamberlain of a palace.

3. a fur scarf, cape, or the like, formerly worn by women over the shoulders.

╂[< Latin Palātīnus of the Palātium or Palatine Hill (palace); a palace official, a chamberlain (in Late Latin, an imperial representative)]

pal|a|tine² «PAL uh tyn, -tihn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. of, having to do with, or in the region of the palate: »

In human beings, a palatine tonsil can be seen on each side of the back of the mouth just above the throat and below the roof of the mouth (William V. Mayer).

2. designating or having to do with either of the two bones (palatine bones) forming the hard palate.

–n.

a palatine bone.

╂[< French palatine < Latin palātum palate + French -ine -ine¹]

Pal|a|tine «PAL uh tyn, -tihn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

of or having to do with the Palatinate, a region in Germany west of the Rhine.

–n.

a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.