palatine

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From late Middle English, from Middle French palatin, from Medieval Latin palātīnus (“relating to the palace”), from palātium (“palace”) +‎ -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of paladin.

Adjective

palatine (not comparable) (usually postpositive)

  1. (historical) (of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
    1. Subject to palatine authority. (of a territory)
  2. Pertaining to the Elector Palatine or the German Palatinate or its people.
    • 2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe's History, Penguin, page 122:
      Internally, the Palatine government remained dominated by Calvinists who bullied the largely Lutheran population, persecuted Jews and refused dialogue with Catholics.
  3. Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.
  4. Synonym of palatial.
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Noun

palatine (plural palatines)

  1. A feudal lord (ellipsis of count palatine.) or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
  2. A palace official, especially in an imperial palace.
    Synonym: chief minister
  3. (historical) Ellipsis of county palatine..
    Synonym: palatinate
  4. (capitalized, rare, obsolete) A native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
  5. (in the plural, historical) The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace.
    Synonym: praetorians
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Etymology 2

Borrowing from French palatine, named after German Princess Palatine Elisabeth Charlotte (1652–1722).

Noun

palatine (plural palatines)

  1. (historical) A fur cape or stole for women which covers the neck and shoulders.

Etymology 3

Borrowing from French palatin, from New Latin palātīnus, from palātum (“the palate”) +‎ -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to palate +‎ -ine.

Adjective

palatine (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone.
    • 1979, Clive Sinclair, Hearts of Gold, Penguin, published 1983, page 10:
      They strive to astonish the most sophisticated taste, the only applause they seek is the thick sound of the satisfied tongue clapping the palatine papillae.
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Noun

palatine (plural palatines)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of palatine bone..

References

French

Etymology

From ‘Princess Palatine’ Anne Gonzaga, who popularised the garment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.la.tin/
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Noun

palatine f (plural palatines)

  1. (historical) tippet, shoulder cape

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Italian

Adjective

palatine f pl

  1. feminine plural of palatino

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Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

palātīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of palātīnus
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