pal·a·tine
ˈpa-lə-ˌtīn 
1
a
: possessing royal privileges
b
: of or relating to a palatine or a palatinate
pal·a·tine
ˈpa-lə-ˌtīn
sense 3 is also -ˌtēn
1
a
: a feudal lord having sovereign power within his domains
b
: a high officer of an imperial palace
2
capitalized
: a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate
3
[French, from Elisabeth Charlotte of Bavaria †1722 Princess Palatine]
: a fur cape or stole covering the neck and shoulders
pal·a·tine
ˈpa-lə-ˌtīn
: of, relating to, or lying near the palate
pal·a·tine
ˈpa-lə-ˌtīn
: either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae and in humans are of extremely irregular form
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Noun
During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor.
—Allison Stanger, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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“Palatine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palatine. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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palatine
1 of 2 adjective
pal·a·tine
ˈpal-ə-ˌtīn
: of, relating to, or lying near the palate
palatine
2 of 2 nounGeographical Definition
Palatine
geographical name
Pal·a·tine
ˈpa-lə-ˌtīn
1
hill in Rome, Italy, one of seven on which the ancient city was built see aventine
2
village in northeastern Illinois northwest of Chicago population 68,557
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