1. adj. (also Palatine) hist.
1. (of an official or feudal lord) having local authority that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign (Count Palatine).
2 (of a territory) subject to this authority.
Etymology: ME f. F palatin -ine f. L palatinus of the PALACE 2. adj. & n.
--adj. of or connected with the palate.
--n. (in full palatine bone) each of two bones forming the hard palate.
Etymology: F palatin -ine (as PALATE)