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a hill in rome that turned real estate into the word for royal power.
means an adjective for anything tied to a royal palace or a ruler's personal authority, borrowed from the roman hill where emperors literally lived.
from from latin palatium, the palatine hill in rome where augustus and later emperors built their residences; the word for their house eventually became the word for the seat of power itself, spreading into palace, palatial, and titles like count palatine.
seven hillspalatine is one of rome's original seven
legendsaid to be where romulus founded rome
english survivalcounty palatine still a real legal term
for instance
county palatine of durham — english bishop ruled like a king until 1836
palatinate germany — region named after counts palatine, split protestant catholic wars
palatine hill rome — excavated imperial ruins tourists climb today