palatine

adjective[after a noun]5

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

   • They strive to astonish the most sophisticated taste, the only applause they seek is the thick sound of the satisfied tongue clapping the palatine papillae. — 1979
2. •
   (historical) (of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
3. •
   (historical) Subject to palatine authority. (of a territory)
4. •
   Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.
5. •
   Synonym of palatial.

noun[after a noun]6

1. •
   A palace official, especially in an imperial palace.
2. •
   Ellipsis of count palatine, a feudal lord or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
3. •
   (historical) Ellipsis of county palatine.
4. •
   Ellipsis of palatine bone.
5. •
   [in the plural, after a noun] (historical) The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace.
6. •
   (historical) A fur cape or stole worn by women, which covers the neck and shoulders.

adjective1

1. •
   Pertaining to the Elector Palatine or the German Palatinate or its people.

   • Internally, the Palatine government remained dominated by Calvinists who bullied the largely Lutheran population, persecuted Jews and refused dialogue with Catholics. — 2016

noun1

1. •
   (no longer used, rare) A native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.