ADJECTIVE | pert | palatine, palatal | relating to or lying near the palate |
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pert | palatine | of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives | |
pert | palatine | of or relating to a palace | |
NOUN | person | palatine | any of various important officials in ancient Rome |
person | palatine, palsgrave | (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands | |
location | Palatine | the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome | |
body | palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum | 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 |
Sounds | pae'lahtay.n | |
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Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... |
Meaning | relating to or lying near the palate. | |
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Example | "the palatine tonsils" | |
Synonym | palatal | |
Spanish | palatal, palatino | |
Catalan | palatal | |
Nouns | palate | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
palatine | 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 |
Meaning | Of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives. | |
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Spanish | palatino | |
Nouns | palatine | (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands |
Meaning | Of or relating to a palace. | |
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Spanish | palatino | |
Nouns | palace | official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign) |
Meaning | Any of various important officials in ancient Rome. | |
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Broader | Roman | An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire |
Meaning | (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands. | |
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Synonym | palsgrave | |
Category | Middle Ages, Dark Ages | The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
Broader | Lord, noble, nobleman | A titled peer of the realm |
Adjectives | palatine | of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives |
Meaning | The most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces. | |
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Instance of | hill | A local and well-defined elevation of the land |
Part of | Seven Hills of Rome | The hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | palatine bone, os palatinum | |
Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
Spanish | hueso palatal, hueso palatino, os palatinum, palatino | |
Catalan | os palatí | |
Adjectives | palatine | relating to or lying near the palate |
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