palatine

Definitions


[ˈpalətʌɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an official or feudal lord) having local authority that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign


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Origin:
late Middle English: from French palatin(e), from Latin palatinus ‘of the palace’


[ˈpalətʌɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the palate or the palatine bone


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from French palatin(e), from Latin palatum ‘palate’


[ˈpalətʌɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- each of two bones within the skull forming parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from French palatin(e), from Latin palatum ‘palate’




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