Definition of Palce
Pal"ace (?), n. [OE. palais, F.
palais, fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the
seven hills of Rome, &?; which Augustus had his residence. Cf.
Paladin.]
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.
2. The official residence of a bishop or other
distinguished personage.
3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or
stately house.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great
official. The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian Church
is called a palace; that of the Founder of his religion was known as a
field, or wayside. There is progress.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- A large residence where aristrocrats usually live.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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