palatine

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

the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome

(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands

any of various important officials in ancient Rome

adjective

of or relating to a palace

of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives

relating to or lying near the palate

Roots

palatinuspalatine- · Latin · of the palace

Words related to palatine

palsgraven palataln palatinaten ciceron molinen champaignn lombardn cleves palatialadj castlen ducaladj senecan comital starostyadj

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The word palatine breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root palatine, from Latin palatinus (“of the palace”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.