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 (See also 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