Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palatine

/ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: pala-tine
IPA: /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.

adj

(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.

adj

Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.

adj

Synonym of palatial.

noun

Ellipsis of count palatine, a feudal lord or a bishop possessing palatine powers.

noun

A palace official, especially in an imperial palace.

noun

Ellipsis of county palatine.

noun

The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace.

Example Sentences

"They strive to astonish the most sophisticated taste, the only applause they seek is the thick sound of the satisfied tongue clapping the palatine papillae."
"Internally, the Palatine government remained dominated by Calvinists who bullied the largely Lutheran population, persecuted Jews and refused dialogue with Catholics."

Etymology

From late Middle English palatyne, from Old French palatin, from Medieval Latin palātīnus (“relating to the palace”), from palātium (“palace”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of paladin.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: palatyne, palatin, palātīnus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/
British English: /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

palatines (plural)

Derived Forms

palatinate palatineship autopalatine craniopalatine dermopalatine ethmopalatine glossopalatine hyopalatine interpalatine maxillopalatine nasopalatine pharyngopalatine

Phrases

count palatine county palatine count palatinate county palatinate ascending palatine artery greater palatine artery palatine aponeurosis palatine artery

Frequently Paired Words

palace palatial count palatinate county palatinate palatine palatium

Synonyms

palatial chief minister palatinate praetorians palatal palatine bone os palatinum palsgrave

Rhymes With

sphenopalatine pterygopalatine glossopalatine postpalatine maxillopalatine nasopalatine dermopalatine

Questions

How do you pronounce palatine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/.
What does palatine mean?: (of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
Where does palatine come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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