Palace

Palace
Palace Pal"ace (p[a^]l"[asl]s; 48), n. [OE. palais, F. palais, fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of Rome, on which Augustus had his residence. Cf. {Paladin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage. [1913 Webster]

3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house. [1913 Webster]

{Palace car}. See under {Car}.

{Palace court}, a court having jurisdiction of personal actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.] --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]


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  • palace — [ palas ] n. m. • 1905; mot angl., du fr. palais ♦ Grand hôtel de luxe. « L hôtel de luxe est ce qu on appelle un “palace”, réservé en principe à une clientèle riche » (Leiris). Descendre dans un palace. Fam. Mener la vie de palace. ● palace nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Palace — BrE the Palace an informal name for Buckingham Palace, used especially to mean the British queen or king and his/her advisers ▪ A spokesman for the Palace confirmed that Her Majesty would be visiting South Africa next year …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • palace — (n.) late 13c., official residence of an emperor, king, archbishop, etc., from O.Fr. palais, from M.L. palacium a palace, from L. palatium palace (Cf. Sp. palacio, It. palazzo), from Mons Palatinus the Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills of… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • palace — [n] royal or enormous home alcazar, castle, chateau, dwelling, hall, manor, mansion, official residence, royal residence; concept 516 …   New thesaurus

  • palace — ► NOUN ▪ a large, impressive building forming the official residence of a sovereign, president, archbishop, etc. ORIGIN Old French paleis, from Latin Palatium, the name of the Palatine hill in Rome, where the house of the emperor was situated …   English terms dictionary

  • palace — [pal′əs] n. [ME palais < OFr < L palatium, after Palatium, one of the Seven Hills of Rome, where Augustus lived] 1. the official residence of a king, emperor, bishop, etc. 2. any large, magnificent house or building 3. a large, ornate place …   English World dictionary

  • Palace — A palace is a grand residence, especially the home of a head of state or some other high ranking public figure. In many parts of Europe, the term is also applied to relatively large urban buildings built as the private mansions of the aristocracy …   Wikipedia

  • palace — palaced, adj. palacelike, adj. palaceward, adv. /pal is/, n. 1. the official residence of a king, queen, bishop, or other sovereign or exalted personage. 2. a large and stately mansion or building. 3. a large and usually ornate place for… …   Universalium

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