palatine
(adjective) of or relating to a palace
palatine
(adjective) of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
palatal, palatine
(adjective) relating to or lying near the palate; “palatal index”; “the palatine tonsils”
palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum
(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
Palatine
(noun) the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
palatine, palsgrave
(noun) (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
palatine
(noun) any of various important officials in ancient Rome
Source: WordNet® 3.1
palatine (not comparable)
(chiefly, as postmodifier) Designating a territory in England (and, later, other countries) whose lord had specific royal privileges, or designating a modern administrative area corresponding to such a territory. [from 15th c.]
(historical, chiefly, as postmodifier) Designating a ruler or feudal lord with direct powers held from the sovereign. [from 15th c.]
Pertaining to the Elector Palatine or the German Palatinate or its people. [from 16th c.]
Pertaining to a palace, particularly for the Eastern and Western Roman emperors; palatial. [from 16th c.]
palatine (plural palatines)
A feudal lord (a count palatine or Pfalzgraf) or a bishop possessing palatine powers. [from 16th c.]
A palace official, especially in an imperial palace; the chief minister. [from 16th c.]
(historical) A county palatine, a palatinate. [from 16th c.]
(rare, obsolete) A resident of a palatinate. [17th c.]
(in plural, historical) The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace; praetorians. [from 17th c.]
(historical) A type of shoulder cape for women. [from 17th c.]
palatine (not comparable)
(anatomy) Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone
palatine (plural palatines)
(anatomy) One of a pair of bones behind the palate
Palatine
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Pal"a*tine, a. Etym: [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace, and cf. Paladin.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges. Count palatine, County palatine. See under Count, and County.
– Palatine hill, or The palatine, one of the seven hills of Rome, once occupied by the palace of the Cæsars. See Palace.
Pal"a*tine, n.
1. One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count.
2. The Palatine hill in Rome.
Pal"a*tine, a. Etym: [From Palate.] (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the palate. Palatine bones (Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between the maxillaries.
Pal"a*tine
Definition: , (Anat.) A palatine bone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
