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Palatal reflex

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• Palate

  [pal-it] /ˈpæl ɪt/ noun 1. Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. 2. the sense of taste: a dinner to delight the palate. 3. intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation. /ˈpælɪt/ noun […]

• Palatia

  [puh-ley-shee-uh m, -shuh m; Latin pah-lah-tee-oo m] /pəˈleɪ ʃi əm, -ʃəm; Latin pɑˈlɑ tiˌʊm/ noun, plural palatia [puh-ley-shee-uh, -shuh; Latin pah-lah-tee-ah] /pəˈleɪ ʃi ə, -ʃə; Latin pɑˈlɑ tiˌɑ/ (Show IPA) 1. a palace, especially the palace of an ancient Roman emperor.

• Palatial

  [puh-ley-shuh l] /pəˈleɪ ʃəl/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or resembling a : a palatial home. 2. befitting or suitable for a ; stately; magnificent: a palatial tapestry. /pəˈleɪʃəl/ adjective 1. of, resembling, or suitable for a palace; sumptuous adj. 1754, from French palatial “magnificent,” from Latin palatium (see palace). Related: Palatially.

• Palatinate

  [puh-lat-n-eyt, -it] /pəˈlæt nˌeɪt, -ɪt/ noun 1. the. either of two historic regions of Germany that constituted an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire: one (Lower Palatinate, or Rhine Palatinate, ) is now part of Rhineland-Palatinate and the other (Upper Palatinate, ) is now part of Bavaria. 2. a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate. […]

• Palatine

  [pal-uh-tahyn, -tin] /ˈpæl əˌtaɪn, -tɪn/ adjective 1. having royal privileges: a count palatine. 2. of or relating to a , , or . 3. of or relating to a palace; palatial: a palatine chapel. 4. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the . noun 5. a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a […]

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