palatine
See also: Palatine
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpal.ə.tʌɪn/, /ˈpal.ə.tɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/, (fur cape or stole) /ˈpæl.əˌtin/
- Rhymes: -ælətaɪn, -ælətɪn
Etymology 1
From late Middle English, from Middle French palatin, from Medieval Latin palātīnus (“relating to the palace”), from palātium (“palace”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of paladin.
Adjective
palatine (not comparable) (usually postpositive)
- (historical) (of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign. [from 15th c.]
- (of a territory) Subject to palatine authority. [from 15th c.]
- Pertaining to the Elector Palatine or the German Palatinate or its people. [from 16th c.]
- 2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe's History, Penguin, page 122:
- Internally, the Palatine government remained dominated by Calvinists who bullied the largely Lutheran population, persecuted Jews and refused dialogue with Catholics.
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- Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.
- Synonym of palatial. [from 16th c.]
Related terms
- palace
- palatial
Noun
palatine (plural palatines)
- A feudal lord (ellipsis of count palatine.) or a bishop possessing palatine powers. [from 16th c.]
- A palace official, especially in an imperial palace. [from 16th c.]
- Synonym: chief minister
- (historical) Ellipsis of county palatine.. [from 16th c.]
- Synonym: palatinate
- (capitalized, rare, obsolete) A native or inhabitant of the Palatinate. [17th c.]
- (in the plural, historical) The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace. [from 17th c.]
- Synonym: praetorians
Derived terms
- count palatine
- county palatine
- palatinate
Related terms
- count palatinate
- county palatinate
Translations
palace official, chief minister
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Etymology 2
Borrowing from French palatine, named after German Princess Palatine Elisabeth Charlotte (1652–1722).
Noun
palatine (plural palatines)
- (historical) A fur cape or stole for women which covers the neck and shoulders. [from 17th c.]
Etymology 3
Borrowing from French palatin, from New Latin palātīnus, from palātum (“the palate”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to palate + -ine.
Adjective
palatine (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone.
Derived terms
- autopalatine
- craniopalatine
- dermopalatine
- ethmopalatine
- glossopalatine
- hyopalatine
- interpalatine
- maxillopalatine
- nasopalatine
- palatine artery
- palatine bone
- palatine gland
- palatine tonsil
- palatine uvula
- palato-
- postpalatine
- pterygopalatine
- sphenopalatine
- transpalatine
- vomeropalatine
Translations
relating to the palate or the palatine bone
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Noun
palatine (plural palatines)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of palatine bone..
References
- “palatine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “palatine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
French
Etymology
From ‘Princess Palatine’ Anne Gonzaga, who popularised the garment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.la.tin/
Audio (file)
Noun
palatine f (plural palatines)
- (historical) tippet, shoulder cape
Further reading
- “palatine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- lapaient
Italian
Adjective
palatine f pl
- feminine plural of palatino
Anagrams
- entalpia, penalità, piantale, planiate
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.laːˈtiː.ne/, [päɫ̪äːˈt̪iːnɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.laˈti.ne/, [päläˈt̪iːne]
Adjective
palātīne
- vocative masculine singular of palātīnus