palatine

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The palatine tonsils are on the sides of the throat, and there are also lingual tonsils on the back of the tongue.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2017

The book was spectacularly ill timed, although it earned Apian a position as court astronomer to Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and eventually the title of imperial count palatine.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2014

The oropharynx contains two distinct sets of tonsils, the palatine and lingual tonsils.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It is created by the maxillary and palatine bones of the skull and, given its bony structure, is known as the hard palate.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The crown, in confirming the grant to Gorges, vested him with privileges and powers similar to those of the lords palatine of the ancient city of Durham.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams