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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
palatine \pal"a*tine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr.
palatium. See {Palace}, and cf. {Paladin}.]
1. Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a
palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.
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2. Of or pertaining to the Palatinate.
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3. Of or pertaining to a Palatine[1].
[PJC]
{Count palatine}, {County palatine}. See under {Count}, and
{County}.
{Palatine hill}, or {The palatine}, one of the seven hills of
Rome, once occupied by the palace of the C[ae]sars. See
also {Palatine Hill} in the vocabulary, and {Palace}.
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