palatine

[US]/'pælətaɪn/
[UK]/'pælətaɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. of or relating to a count palatine; exercising royal power within a territory
n. a count palatine; a palace official
Word Forms
Pluralpalatines

Phrases & Collocations

palatine bone

palatine tonsil

Example Sentences

suspensorium In ichthyology, the chain of cartilages and bones from the hyomandibular to the palatine, suspending the jaws from the neurocranium.

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