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palatine \pal"a*tine\, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the palate; palatal.
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{Palatine bones} (Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in
the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between
the maxillaries.
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Palatine \Pal"a*tine\ n. (Anat.)
A palatine bone.
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palatine \pal"a*tine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr.
palatium. See {Palace}, and cf. {Paladin}.]
1. Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a
palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.
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2. Of or pertaining to the Palatinate.
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3. Of or pertaining to a Palatine[1].
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{Count palatine}, {County palatine}. See under {Count}, and
{County}.

{Palatine hill}, or {The palatine}, one of the seven hills of
Rome, once occupied by the palace of the C[ae]sars. See
also {Palatine Hill} in the vocabulary, and {Palace}.
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Palatine \Pal"a*tine\, n.
1. One invested with royal privileges and rights within his
domains; a count palatine. See {Count palatine}, under 4th
{Count}.
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2. The Palatine hill in Rome.
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