Palatines

What does PALATINES mean?

Palatines is a form of PALATINE.

1. noun

   any of various important officials in ancient Rome

2. noun

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

3. noun

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

4. 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

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.