palatine.
(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
Meaning & usage
(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign. Subject to palatine authority. (of a territory)
Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.
Synonym of palatial.
Where this word comes from
From late Middle English palatyne, from Old French palatin, from Medieval Latin palātīnus (“relating to the palace”), from palātium (“palace”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of paladin.
Ellipsis of count palatine, a feudal lord or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
A palace official, especially in an imperial palace.
Ellipsis of county palatine.
The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace.
Where this word comes from
From late Middle English palatyne, from Old French palatin, from Medieval Latin palātīnus (“relating to the palace”), from palātium (“palace”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of paladin.
A fur cape or stole worn by women, which covers the neck and shoulders.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French palatine, named after German Princess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652–1722).
Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone.
Where this word comes from
Borrowing from French palatin, from New Latin palātīnus, from palātum (“the palate”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to palate + -ine.
Ellipsis of palatine bone.
Where this word comes from
Borrowing from French palatin, from New Latin palātīnus, from palātum (“the palate”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to palate + -ine.
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