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Palatine - What does it mean?

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palatine

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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

    (en noun)
  • A Roman soldier.
  • A Roman or Byzantine official.
  • A feudal lord (a count palatine or (m)) or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
  • A resident of a palatinate.
  • The highest dignitary in the former Kingdom of Hungary after the king.
  • (Palatine of Hungary)

    Etymology 2

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to the palate
  • Of or relating to a palatine bone.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) One of a pair of bones behind the palate.
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