palatine
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Definitions
Adjective
relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
Adjective
of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
Adjective
of or relating to a palace
Noun
any of various important officials in ancient Rome
Noun
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
Noun
the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
Noun
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