Definition of Palatene
Palatine, one of the seven hills of ancient Rome, and, according to
tradition, the first to be occupied, and forming the nucleus of the city;
it became one of the most aristocratic quarters of the city, and was
chosen by the first emperors for their imperial residence.
- Wikipedia
Pal"a*tine (?), a. [F. palatin,
L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace, and cf.
Paladin.] 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. [From Palate.]
(Anat.) 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 n. (Anat.) A
palatine bone.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Of or relating to the palate
- Of or relating to a palatine bone.
- Belonging to or fit for a palace.
- Of or relating to a palatine or palatinate.
- A palatine bone.
- A Roman soldier.
- A Roman or Byzantine official.
- A feudal lord, a palsgrave.
Palatine- one of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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