palatine

palatine1
[ˈpalətʌɪn, -tɪn]
adjective
  1. [usu. postpositive](chiefly historical)(of an official or feudal lord) having local authority that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign
    (主史)(官员,贵族)在领地内享有王权的
    ■(of a territory) subject to this authority
    (领地)贵族享有王权的
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French palatin(e), from Latin palatinus 'of the palace'

palatine2
[ˈpalətʌɪn, -tɪn]
(chiefly Anatomy)(主剖)
adjective
  1. of or relating to the palate or especially the palatine bone
    (与)腭(尤指腭骨)(有关)的
noun
  1. (亦作 palatine bone)each of two bones within the skull forming parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
    腭骨
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from French palatin(e), from Latin palatum 'palate'
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