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palatine
UK /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/ US /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/
noun 7adj 6name 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
removed
VERB + PALATINE
clapping
PALATINE + NOUN
government, papillae, tonsils
ADV.
internally
Definitions
adj
1
(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
2
(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
3
Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.
4
Synonym of palatial.
noun
1
Ellipsis of count palatine, a feudal lord or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
2
A palace official, especially in an imperial palace.
3
Ellipsis of county palatine.
4
The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace.
noun
1
A fur cape or stole worn by women, which covers the neck and shoulders.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised soverei
- palsgrave
adjective — relating to or lying near the palate
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
Wiktionary02
Internally, the Palatine government remained dominated by Calvinists who bullied the largely Lutheran population, persecuted Jews and refused dialogue with Catholics.
Wiktionary03
Mary's palatine tonsils were removed when she was seven years old.
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