(pal′ə·tīn, -tin) adjective
Of or pertaining to the palate.
—noun Anat. Either of the two bones forming the hard palate. [<F palatin <L palatum palate]

(pal′ə·tīn, -tin) adjective
1. Pertaining to a royal palace or its officials.
2. Possessing royal prerogatives; exercising or endowed with regal rights within a certain domain: a count or county palatine.
—noun
1. A high judicial functionary in medieval France and Germany; hence, by the delegation of powers, a lord exercising sovereign power over a province; a vassal enjoying the exercise of royal privileges over his territory. See COUNT PALATINE.
2. The ruler of a palatinate or county palatine.
3. A fur tippet worn by women over the shoulders.
—the Palatine or the Palatine Hill The central hill of the seven on which ancient Rome was built. [<F palatin <L palatinus <palatium. See PALACE.]

(pal′ə·tīn, -tin) adjective
Of or pertaining to the Palatinate.
—noun An inhabitant of the Palatinate.