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Synonyms for palatine

Noun

1. palatine, Roman
usage: any of various important officials in ancient Rome
2. palatine, palsgrave, Lord, noble, nobleman
usage: (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
3. Palatine, hill
usage: the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
4. palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum, bone, os
usage: either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits

Adjective

1. palatal, palatine
usage: relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
2. palatine
usage: of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
3. palatine
usage: of or relating to a palace
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