Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The official residence of a royal personage.
- noun Chiefly British The official residence of a high dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop.
- noun A large or splendid residence.
- noun A large, often gaudily ornate building used for entertainment or exhibitions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The house in which an emperor, a king or queen, a bishop, or other exalted personage lives: as, an imperial palace; a royal palace; a pontifical palace; a ducal palace.
- noun A magnificent, grand, or stately dwelling-place; a magnificent mansion or building.
- noun An inclosed place: a yard; a landing-place inclosed by pales (see
palise ) or walls. - noun A cellar for the storing of fish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as halls for ceremony and reception.
- noun The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage.
- noun Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
- noun See under
Car . - noun [Eng.] a court having jurisdiction of personal actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Official
residence of ahead of state or otherdignitary , especially in amonarchical orimperial governmental system. - noun A large and
lavishly ornate residence. - noun A large, ornate
public building used for entertainment or exhibitions. - verb archaic To
decorate orornate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large ornate exhibition hall
- noun official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
- noun the governing group of a kingdom
- noun a large and stately mansion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Oswald and Corinne, having seen the Capitoline Hill the day before, began their walks by Mount Palatine; it was entirely occupied by the palace of the Cæsars, called _the golden palace_.
Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy R. S. [Illustrator] Greig 1791
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A modern tourist, in "A Morning's Walk from London to Kew," characterizes the new palace as "the _Bastile palace_, from its resemblance to that building, so obnoxious to freedom and freemen.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 Various
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The term palace is not altogether inappropriate, for apparently the fort was occasionally used as a royal residence.
The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896
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Both still exist, the palace is a museum, and Cortes 'home is now a fine restaurant, It is expensive, and definitely a splurge experience to eat there.
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Both still exist, the palace is a museum, and Cortes 'home is now a fine restaurant, It is expensive, and definitely a splurge experience to eat there.
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Such a palace is always a U-shaped, lavish, monumental building, also known as a tecpan.
The Tecpan of Ocomo: largest indigenous palace in Mesoamerica 2009
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Both still exist, the palace is a museum, and Cortes 'home is now a fine restaurant, It is expensive, and definitely a splurge experience to eat there.
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Both still exist, the palace is a museum, and Cortes 'home is now a fine restaurant, It is expensive, and definitely a splurge experience to eat there.
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Both still exist, the palace is a museum, and Cortes 'home is now a fine restaurant, It is expensive, and definitely a splurge experience to eat there.
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Such a palace is always a U-shaped, lavish, monumental building, also known as a tecpan.
The Tecpan of Ocomo: largest indigenous palace in Mesoamerica 2009
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