Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Palatine \Pal"a*tine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr.
   palatium. See {Palace}, and cf. {Paladin}.]
   Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a
   palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.

   {Count palatine}, {County palatine}. See under {Count}, and
      {County}.

   {Palatine hill}, or {The palatine}, one of the seven hills of
      Rome, once occupied by the palace of the C[ae]sars. See
      {Palace}.