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palatine

adjective
  1. of or relating to a palace
  2. of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
  3. relating to or lying near the palate
    palatal
noun
  1. 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
    palatine boneos palatinum
  2. (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
    palsgrave
  3. any of various important officials in ancient Rome