Definition of "Palatine" :

noun: 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: the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces

noun: (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands

noun: any of various important officials in ancient Rome

adjective: of or relating to a palace

adjective: of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives

adjective: relating to or lying near the palate

"The palatine tonsils."