palatine – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
palatine
adj.
of a palace; pertaining to an imperial officer, having royal privileges; under the rule of a feudal lord; pertaining to the palate
n.
officer of a royal court; feudal lord who rules sovereignly over a province; count; either of the two bones of the hard palate
n.
one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
Palatine
A
palatine or
palatinus (in
Latin; plural
palatini; cf. derivative spellings below) is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in
Europe since
Roman times. The term
palatinus was first used in
Ancient Rome for
chamberlains of the Emperor due to their association with the
Palatine Hill. The imperial palace guard, after the rise of
Constantine I, were also called the
Scholae Palatinae for the same reason. In the
Early Middle Ages the title became attached to courts beyond the imperial one; the highest level of officials in the
Roman Catholic Church were called the
judices palatini. Later the
Merovingian and
Carolingian dynasties had
counts palatine, as did the
Holy Roman Empire. Related titles were used in
Hungary,
Poland,
Lithuania, the
German Empire, and the
Duchy of Burgundy, while
England,
Ireland, and parts of
British North America referred to rulers of
counties palatine as
palatines.
Palatine
Noun
1. the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
(hypernym) hill
(part-holonym) Seven Hills of Rome
palatine
Noun
1. any of various important officials in ancient Rome
(hypernym) Roman
2. (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
(synonym) palsgrave
(hypernym) Lord, noble, nobleman
(classification) Middle Ages, Dark Ages
3. 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
(synonym) palatine bone, os palatinum
(hypernym) bone, os
Adjective
1. relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
(synonym) palatal
(pertainym) palate, roof of the mouth
2. of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
(pertainym) palsgrave
3. of or relating to a palace
(pertainym) palace
Palatin (der)
nm.
palatine, prince, count, marquis; member of a royal court
palatino
adj.
palatine, of a palace
