A
palatine (palatine guard) was a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times.
Palatine may also (or more specifically) refer to:
Personal titles
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Palatine (Kingdom of Hungary)
The Palatine of Hungary ( hu, nádor or , german: Landespalatin, la, palatinus regni Hungariae) was the highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 11th century to 1848. Initially, Palatines were represe ...
, vice-regent of Hungary
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Count palatine
A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an or ...
, vice-regal office-bearers in Germany
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Voivode or Count palatine, a governor in Poland
*The holder of a
county palatine
In England, Wales and Ireland a county palatine or palatinate was an area ruled by a hereditary nobleman enjoying special authority and autonomy from the rest of a kingdom. The name derives from the Latin adjective ''palātīnus'', "relating to ...
, northern counties/duchies in England
Places
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Palatine, County Carlow, a hamlet in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland
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Palatine Hill
The Palatine Hill (; la, Collis Palatium or Mons Palatinus; it, Palatino ), which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city and has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire." ...
, the most central hill of the seven hills of Rome
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Palatine Township, Illinois, near Chicago, Illinois; one of six townships that form the panhandle of Cook County
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Palatine, Illinois
Palatine () is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a northwestern residential suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 67,908. As of the 2010 Census, it was the seventh-largest community in Cook Cou ...
, a village predominantly in Palatine Township, near Chicago, Illinois
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Palatine, New York
Town of Palatine is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It is located on the north side of the Mohawk River in the northwestern part of the county. The population was 3,240 at the 2010 census, the highest since the 1820s. The n ...
, a town in central New York State
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Palatine Bridge, New York
Palatine Bridge is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census. The basis of the name is the community's location in a region settled by Palatine Germans. The Village of Palatine Bridge is in ...
, a village inside this town in New York
People
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Palatines
Palatines (german: Pfälzer), also known as the Palatine Dutch, are the people and princes of Palatinates ( Holy Roman principalities) of the Holy Roman Empire. The Palatine diaspora includes the Pennsylvania Dutch and New York Dutch.
In 170 ...
, people from the
Palatinates of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
From the accession of Otto I in 962 un ...
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Guy Palatin (born 2000), Israeli basketball player
Biology
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Palatine bone
In anatomy, the palatine bones () are two irregular bones of the facial skeleton in many animal species, located above the uvula in the throat. Together with the maxillae, they comprise the hard palate. (''Palate'' is derived from the Latin ''pal ...
, a bone in the palate
*The
palatine tonsil
Palatine tonsils, commonly called the tonsils and occasionally called the faucial tonsils, are tonsils located on the left and right sides at the back of the throat, which can often be seen as flesh-colored, pinkish lumps. Tonsils only present as ...
s in the back of the throat
Entertainment and media
*''Palatine'', a four-CD compilation of
Factory Records
Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus.
The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order (band), New Order, A Certain Ra ...
artists
*Palantine, the fictional political candidate with whom Travis Bickle tries to build a relationship with, in ''
Taxi Driver
''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Leonard Harris, and Albert Brooks. Set in a decaying and mo ...
'' (1976)
*Palatine, an elite caste of
Xenomorphs from the Alien series
Transportation
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The Palatine
''The Palatine'' was the name given to an express passenger train, introduced by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1938: the 10.00 from Manchester Central to London St Pancras and the return working, the 16.30 from St Pancras to Manc ...
, a 1938 London train
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Northern Counties Palatine
The Northern Counties Palatine was a step-entrance 2-axle and 3-axle double-decker bus body built by Northern Counties from 1988 to 1999 in Wigan, England.
The Palatine was built mainly on Leyland Olympian and Volvo Olympian chassis, altho ...
, a step-entrance double-decker bus
Other uses
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Palatine GAA club, a Gaelic Football club in County Carlow
See also
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Electoral Palatinate
The Electoral Palatinate (german: Kurpfalz) or the Palatinate (), officially the Electorate of the Palatinate (), was a state that was part of the Holy Roman Empire. The electorate had its origins under the rulership of the Counts Palatine of ...
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Palatinate (disambiguation)
Palatinate or county palatine may refer to:
*the territory or jurisdiction of a count palatine
United Kingdom and Ireland
*County palatine in England and Ireland
*Palatinate (award), student sporting award of Durham University
* Palatinate (col ...
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Palatino (disambiguation)
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Paladin (disambiguation)
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
, one of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Palatinus (Roman Catholic Church)
Palatinus (plural: Palatini), Latin for "palatial", were designations for various ecclesiastical offices in the Catholic Church, primarily of certain high officials in the papal court.
Medieval Palatine judges
In the Middle Ages, the judices pala ...
, certain high officials of the papal court
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