Synonyms of palatine

Noun


1. palatine, Roman

usage: any of various important officials in ancient Rome

2. palatine, palsgrave, Lord, noble, nobleman

usage: (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands

3. Palatine

usage: the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces

4. palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum, bone, os

usage: 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

Adjective


1. palatal, palatine

usage: relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"

2. palatine

usage: of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives

3. palatine

usage: of or relating to a palace

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