a. [ Maxilla + palatine. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull;
n. (Anat.) A palatine bone. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. [ From Palate. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the palate; palatal. [ 1913 Webster ]
Palatine bones (Anat.),
a. [ F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace, and cf. Paladin. ]
Count palatine,
County palatine
Palatine hill,
The palatine
prop. n. [ L. Mons Palatinus, It. Monte Palatino. ] One of the "seven hills" of Rome, situated southeast of the Capitoline and north-northeast of the Aventine. It borders on the Roman Forum; is the traditional seat of the city founded by Romulus; was the seat of private and later of imperial residences; and contains many antiquities. [ Century Dict., 1906 ]
a. [ Pref. post- + palatine. ] (Anat.) Situated behind the palate, or behind the palatine bones. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pterygoid + palatine. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pterygoid processes and the palatine bones. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. trans- + palatine. ] (Anat.) Situated beyond or outside the palatine bone; -- said of a bone in the skull of some reptiles. [ 1913 Webster ]