1. Of or relating to a palace
   "The palatine guards protected the royal residence"
    
2. Of or relating to a count palatine and the palatine's royal prerogatives
   "The palatine powers were granted by the monarch"
    
3. Relating to or lying near the palate
   "the palatine tonsils";
   - palatal

1. (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
   "The palatine ruled his territory with considerable autonomy";
   - palsgrave [archaic]
    
2. Any of various important officials in ancient Rome
   "The palatine oversaw the administration of justice in the province"
    
3. 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
   "The palatine bone contributes to the structure of the nasal cavity";
   - palatine bone, os palatinum

1. The most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
   - Palatine Hill

Derived forms: Palatines, palatines

Type of: bone, hill, Lord, noble, nobleman, os[2], Roman

Part of: Seven Hills of Rome

Encyclopedia: Palatine, NY