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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- palatine ['pælə,taɪn]
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1.
adj
(of an individual) possessing royal prerogatives in a territory
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2.
adj
of, belonging to, characteristic of, or relating to a count palatine, county palatine, palatinate, or palatine
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3.
adj
of or relating to a palace
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4.
n
[feudal history]
the lord of a palatinate
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5.
n
any of various important officials at the late Roman, Merovingian, or Carolingian courts
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6.
n
(in Colonial America) any of the proprietors of a palatine colony, such as Carolina
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C15: via French from Latin pal
a ti nus belonging to the palace, from pala tium; seepalace
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1.
adj
(of an individual) possessing royal prerogatives in a territory
- palatine ['pælə,taɪn]
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1.
adj
of or relating to the palate
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2.
n
either of two bones forming the hard palate
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C17: from French palatin, from Latin pal
a tum palate
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1.
adj
of or relating to the palate
Examples
- a count palatine
- 在领地内享有王权的伯爵 → palatine
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