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palatine Definition
(a)
relating
to
or
lying
near
the
palate
; "
palatal
index
"; "
the
palatine
tonsils
"
(a)
of
or
relating
to
a
count
palatine
and
his
royal
prerogatives
(a)
of
or
relating
to
a
palace
(n)
any
of
various
important
officials
in
ancient
Rome
(n) (
Middle
Ages
)
the
lord
of
a
palatinate
who
exercised
sovereign
powers
over
his
lands
(n)
the
most
important
of
the
Seven
Hills
of
Rome
;
supposedly
the
location
of
the
first
settlement
and
the
site
of
many
imperial
palaces
(n)
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 Synonyms
os palatinum
palatal
palatine
palatine bone
palsgrave
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