Lexic.us

Definition of Palace

1. Noun. A large and stately mansion.

2. Noun. The governing group of a kingdom. "The palace issued an order binding on all subjects"

3. Noun. A large ornate exhibition hall.

4. Noun. Official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign).

Definition of Palace

1. n. 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.

Definition of Palace

1. Proper noun. (soccer) Crystal Palace Football Club, a football team from London. ¹

2. Noun. Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system. ¹

3. Noun. A large and lavishly ornate residence. ¹

4. Noun. A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Palace

1. a royal residence [n -S] : PALACED [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palace

pakicetid pakicetids pakka pakol pakols pakora pakoras paks paktong paktongs

pal pal up pala palabra palabras palace palace-politics palace car palace politics palaced

palacelike palaces palacious paladar paladars paladin paladins palae- palaeanthropologist palaeanthropologists

Literary usage of Palace

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"A favorite ambassador, who had astonished the Abbassides themselves by his pride and liberality, presented on his return the model of a palace, which the ..."

2. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer (1851)
"and tunic : nor do thou stand thus in the palace, having thy broad shoulders covered with rags : it would be matter for in-. ..."

3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1901)
"... necessary actg of the government of Julian.55 Soon after his entrance into the palace of Constantinople, he had occasion for the service of a barber. ..."

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