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palatine en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpæl.əˌtin/ (General-American) fur cape or stole
  • /ˈpæl.ə.tɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (historical, not-comparable, postpositional, usually) (of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
  2. (historical, not-comparable, postpositional, usually) (of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign. ▸ Subject to palatine authority. (of a territory)
  3. (not-comparable, postpositional, usually) Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.
  4. (not-comparable, postpositional, usually) Synonym of palatial.

Relateds

palace · palatial

Synonyms

palatial

Translations (2)

es palatino (adjective) · es palaciego (adjective)

palatine en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpæl.əˌtin/ (General-American) fur cape or stole
  • /ˈpæl.ə.tɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, postpositional, usually) Ellipsis of count palatine, a feudal lord or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
  2. (postpositional, usually) A palace official, especially in an imperial palace.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical, postpositional, usually) Ellipsis of county palatine.
  4. (historical, in-plural, postpositional, usually) The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace.

Forms

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Deriveds

palatineship · count palatine · palatinate · county palatine

Relateds

county palatinate · count palatinate

Synonyms

praetorians · chief minister · palatinate

Translations (6)

bg пфалцграф (palace official, chief minister) · cs palatin (palace official, chief minister) · hu palotagróf (palace official, chief minister) · hu nádorispán (palace official, chief minister) · cs palatýn (palace official, chief minister) · hu nádor (palace official, chief minister)

palatine en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpæl.əˌtin/ (General-American) fur cape or stole
  • /ˈpæl.ə.tɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French palatine, named after German Princess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652–1722).

Meanings

  1. (historical, postpositional, usually) A fur cape or stole worn by women, which covers the neck and shoulders.

Forms

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Translations (2)

fr palatine (type of fur cape) · pt palatina (type of fur cape)

palatine en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpæl.əˌtin/ (General-American) fur cape or stole
  • /ˈpæl.ə.tɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, postpositional, usually) Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone.
    • 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. 1979, Clive Sinclair, Hearts of Gold, Penguin, published 1983, page 10:

Deriveds

pterygopalatine · nasopalatine · palatine artery · pharyngopalatine · palato- · rhinopalatine · vomeropalatine · palatine nerve · palatine bone · dermopalatine · interpalatine · glossopalatine · hyopalatine · autopalatine · palatine aponeurosis · palatine uvula · greater palatine artery · ascending palatine artery · craniopalatine · sphenopalatine · transpalatine · postpalatine · palatine gland · ethmopalatine · palatine tonsil · maxillopalatine

Translations (4)

es palatino (relating to the palate or the palatine bone) · cmn 顎的 /颚的 (relating to the palate or the palatine bone) · cmn 顎骨的 /颚骨的 (relating to the palate or the palatine bone) · es paladial (relating to the palate or the palatine bone)

palatine en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpæl.əˌtin/ (General-American) fur cape or stole
  • /ˈpæl.ə.tɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, postpositional, usually) Ellipsis of palatine bone.

Forms

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palatines Number=Plur lexicographic