'Palatine Hill' definitions:
Definition of 'Palatine Hill'
From: GCIDE
- Palatine Hill \Palatine Hill\ (p[a^]l"[.a]*t[imac]n), prop. n. [L. Mons Palatinus, It. Monte Palatino.] One of the "seven hills" of Rome, situated southeast of the Capitoline and north-northeast of the Aventine. It borders on the Roman Forum; is the traditional seat of the city founded by Romulus; was the seat of private and later of imperial residences; and contains many antiquities. [Century Dict., 1906]
Definition of 'Palatine hill'
From: GCIDE
- palatine \pal"a*tine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace, and cf. Paladin.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to the Palatinate. [PJC]
- 3. Of or pertaining to a Palatine[1]. [PJC]
- 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 also Palatine Hill in the vocabulary, and Palace. [1913 Webster]