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palace

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpæl.ɪs/
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/ˈpæl.ɪs/ · /ˈpæl.əs/

Definition of palace

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
  2. A large and lavishly ornate residence.
    “On Madame de Mercœur's arrival at the palace she found the carriage and guards in waiting, the Queen having decided that she would do her niece the honour of going to meet her.”
    “The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway,[…].”
  3. A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions.

verb

  1. (archaic)To decorate or ornate.
    “And this Great King was a far-way, tremendous, golden figure, moving in a splendor as of fairy tales; palaced marvelously, so travelers told, in cities compared with which even Athens seemed mean.”

name

  1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Crystal Palace Football Club (“a football team from London”).
  2. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Malacañang Palace.

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Etymology

From Middle English paleys, from Old French palais, which comes from Latin palātium, from Palātium, in reference to the Palatine (Palatine Hill), one of the seven hills of Rome, where…

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From Middle English paleys, from Old French palais, which comes from Latin palātium, from Palātium, in reference to the Palatine (Palatine Hill), one of the seven hills of Rome, where the aristocracy of the Roman Republic—and later, Roman emperors—built large, splendid residences. The name is ultimately either from Etruscan, the same source as Pales (“Pales, the Italic goddess of shepherds, flocks and livestock”), or Latin palus (“stake; enclosure”). Doublet of palazzo and Pfalz.

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