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palatine¹
- /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/ UK
- /ˈpæl.ə.tɪn/ UK
- /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/ US
- /ˈpæl.əˌtin/ US
Rhymes with -ælətaɪn, -ælətɪn
Where it comes from
From late Middle English palatyne, from Old French palatin, from Medieval Latin palātīnus (“relating to the palace”), from palātium (“palace”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of paladin.
adjective
- (of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
- Subject to palatine authority. (of a territory)
- Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.
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Synonym of palatial.
Similar: palatial
noun palatines
- Ellipsis of count palatine, a feudal lord or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
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A palace official, especially in an imperial palace.
Similar: chief minister
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Ellipsis of county palatine
Similar: palatinate
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The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace.
Similar: praetorians
palatine²
- /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/ UK
- /ˈpæl.ə.tɪn/ UK
- /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/ US
- /ˈpæl.əˌtin/ US
Rhymes with -ælətaɪn, -ælətɪn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French palatine, named after German Princess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652–1722).
noun palatines
- A fur cape or stole worn by women, which covers the neck and shoulders.
palatine³
- /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/ UK
- /ˈpæl.ə.tɪn/ UK
- /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/ US
- /ˈpæl.əˌtin/ US
Rhymes with -ælətaɪn, -ælətɪn
Where it comes from
Borrowing from French palatin, from New Latin palātīnus, from palātum (“the palate”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to palate + -ine.
adjective
- Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone. They strive to astonish the most sophisticated taste, the only applause they seek is the thick sound of the satisfied tongue clapping the palatine papillae.
noun palatines
- Ellipsis of palatine bone
Palatine⁴
- /ˈpælətaɪn/
Where it comes from
From Latin Palātīnus, from Palātium.
proper noun
- One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement.
- A village in Cook County, Illinois.
- A hamlet in County Carlow, Ireland.
- A town in Montgomery County, New York.
- The Rhine Franconian dialect spoken in the Palatinate.
adjective
- Pertaining to the Elector Palatine or the German Palatinate or its people. Internally, the Palatine government remained dominated by Calvinists who bullied the largely Lutheran population, persecuted Jews and refused dialogue with Catholics.
noun Palatines
- A native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
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title = {palatine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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