GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   palatine , a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace, and cf. Paladin.]
    Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.
   1913 Webster
   Of or pertaining to the Palatinate.
   PJC
   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 Cæsars. See also Palatine Hill in the vocabulary, and Palace.
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   Palatine Hill , prop. n. [L. Mons Palatinus, It. Monte Palatino.] One of the "seven hills" of Rome, situated southeast of the Capitoline and north-northeast of the Aventine. It borders on the Roman Forum; is the traditional seat of the city founded by Romulus; was the seat of private and later of imperial residences; and contains many antiquities.
   Century Dict., 1906