Antonyms for palatine


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pal-uh-tahyn, -tin
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæl əˌtaɪn, -tɪn


Definition of palatine

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle French palatin (15c.) and directly from Medieval Latin palatinus "of the palace" (of the Caesars), from Latin palatium (see palace). Used in English to indicate quasi-royal authority. Reference to the Rhineland state is from c.1580.
  • As in privileged : adj allowed, exempt
Example sentences :
  • The Princess Palatine' had just as much gallantry as gravity.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, Complete » by Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz
  • "Your father and I met one afternoon at—at the Palatine," he stammered.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The palatine and his nephew are still with us, and we are daily expecting other guests.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 » by Various
  • What hand had guided him down the declivities of the Palatine?
  • Extract from : « "Unto Caesar" » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
  • I dread to utter it, for all approve what the prince Palatine affirms.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 » by Various
  • The malignant nursling of the blood-thirsty Palatine at large again!
  • Extract from : « The Pigeon Pie » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Wilt thou deign to follow me to my home, by the Palatine Bridge?
  • Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • Such was the scene which presented itself to me from the top of the Palatine.
  • Extract from : « Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber » by James Aitken Wylie
  • Pales, protectress of flocks, gives her name to the Palatine Hill.
  • Extract from : « Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 » by Francis Marion Crawford
  • The schools of the Palatine were the station of the cohorts of the guard.
  • Extract from : « The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus » by Ammianus Marcellinus

Synonyms for palatine

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