palatine

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English

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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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. [from 15th c.]
    1. Subject to palatine authority. [from 15th c.] (of a territory)
  2. Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.
  3. Synonym of palatial. [from 16th c.]
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Noun

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palatine (plural palatines)

  1. A feudal lord (ellipsis of count palatine.) or a bishop possessing palatine powers. [from 16th c.]
  2. A palace official, especially in an imperial palace. [from 16th c.]
    Synonym: chief minister
  3. (historical) Ellipsis of county palatine. [from 16th c.]
    Synonym: palatinate
  4. (in the plural, historical) The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace. [from 17th c.]
    Synonym: praetorians
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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palatine (plural palatines)

  1. (historical) A fur cape or stole for women which covers the neck and shoulders. [from 17th c.]

Etymology 3

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

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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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palatine (plural palatines)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of palatine bone.

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French

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Etymology

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

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  • IPA(key): /pa.la.tin/
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palatine f (plural palatines)

  1. (historical) tippet, shoulder cape

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Italian

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palatine f pl

  1. feminine plural of palatino

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Latin

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palātīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of palātīnus