Palatine

Latin palatinus, "imperial", "imperial official"

Adjective

1. Of or relating to the Palatine Hill in Rome.
2. Of or relating to powers normally possessed by a sovereign but exercised by a lesser noble, or by a nominee of a sovereign.
3. Of or relating to a palace, particularly for the Eastern and Western Roman emperors.
4. Of or relating to a palatine or a palatinate, especially the Rhineland Palatinate.

Full definition of palatine

Noun

1. A Roman soldier.
2. A Roman or Byzantine official.
3. A feudal lord, (a Pfalzgraf or Count-palatine), or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
4. A resident of a palatinate.
5. The highest dignitary in the Kingdom of Hungary after the king.

French palatin "palate", from Latin palatum

Adjective

1. Of or relating to the palate
2. Of or relating to a palatine bone.

Noun

1. (anatomy) One of a pair of bones behind the palate.----