Definition of palatines

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  • palatines is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • palatines is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • palatines is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of palatines

  • relating to or lying near the palate (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the palatine tonsils

    Synonyms

    1. palatal
  • either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. os palatinum
    2. palatine bone
  • (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. palsgrave
  • any of various important officials in ancient Rome (noun)
  • the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces (noun)
  • of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives ()
  • of or relating to a palace ()

See definition of palatines in Merriam Webster