Palatine (disambiguation)
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A palatine was a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times.
Palatine may also (or more specifically) refer to:
In titles
- Palatine (Kingdom of Hungary), vice-regent of Hungary
- Count palatine, vice-regal office-bearers in Germany
- German Palatines, emigrants from the Palatinate region of Germany around 1710
- Voivode or Count palatine, a governor in Poland
- The holder of a county palatine, northern counties/duchies in England
In places
- Palatine, County Carlow, a hamlet in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland
- Palatine Hill, the most central hill of the seven hills of Rome
- Palatine Township, Illinois, a township near Chicago, Illinois, that is one of the six townships that form the panhandle of Cook County, Illinois
- Palatine, Illinois, a village predominantly in Palatine Township, near Chicago, Illinois
- Palatine, New York, a town in central New York State
- Palatine Bridge, New York, a village inside this town in New York
In biology
- Palatine bone, a bone in the palate
- The palatine tonsils in the back of the throat
In entertainment and media
- Palatine, a four-CD compilation of Factory Records artists
- Palantine, the fictional political candidate with whom Travis Bickle tries to build a relationship with, in Taxi Driver (1976)
- Palatine, an elite caste of Xenomorphs from the Alien series. They serve as royal guards of the Queen Mother.
In transportation
- The Palatine, a 1938 London train
- Northern Counties Palatine, a step-entrance double-decker bus
In other uses
- German Palatines, immigrants to England from the Palatinate region of Germany around 1710, who eventually resettled in Ireland and America
- Palatine, the Subject Centre for Dance, Drama and Music of the UK Higher Education Academy
See also
- Palatinate (disambiguation)
- Palatino (disambiguation)
- Paladin (disambiguation)
- Rhineland-Palatinate, one of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Palatinus (Roman Catholic Church), certain high officials of the papal court
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