The Clue
One of Rome's seven hills (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PALATINE
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Notes
The answer PALATINE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Definition
PALATINE as a noun:
1. any of various important officials in ancient Rome
2. (palatine, palsgrave) = (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
3. the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
4. (palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum) = either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits
PALATINE as an adjective:
1. (palatal, palatine) = relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
2. of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
3. of or relating to a palace