palatines

Noun

• any of various important officials in ancient Rome
• (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
• the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
• 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
• plural of palatine

Synonyms

os palatinum, Palatine, palatine, palatine bone, palsgrave