PALATINES

Noun

palatines

plural of palatine

Anagrams

• anti-lapse, antilapse

Source: Wiktionary


PALATINE

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



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