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palace Definition

pal·ace (paləs)

noun

  1. the official residence of a king, emperor, bishop, etc.
  2. any large, magnificent house or building
  3. a large, ornate place of entertainment

Etymology: ME palais < OFr < L palatium, after Palatium, one of the Seven Hills of Rome, where Augustus lived

palace Synonyms

palace

n.

royal residence, official residence, hall, manor, mansion, dwelling; see also castle.

palace Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • glitter: Crumbling Roman ruins, glittering Byzantine palaces and mighty Ottoman mosques pepper the landscape and serve as glorious reminders of Turkey's colorful history.
  • adorn: The Maltese Crosses which adorned the palace had not been moved and the was adopted as the symbol of the pages.

Adjective modifier

  • presidential: They demand the right for United Nations inspection teams to inspect his 8 presidential palaces.
  • royal: Among the royal palaces of Europe, Windsor Castle justly lays claim to the first place.
  • Minoan: Panormos holiday excursions include the Minoan Palace at Knossos, boat trips and three interesting historic towns, Chania, Rethymnon and Heraklion.
  • Moorish: Explore La Zisa, a Moorish palace turned into a museum of Arab culture.
  • imperial: What would the German emperors of the Middle Ages be without their cathedrals and their imperial palaces?
  • opulent: It is said to have cost 10 million rupees to build, much of it spent on the opulent marble royal palaces within.

Modifies a noun

coup: It would only take a border war, or a palace coup gone wrong, to produce a mushroom cloud.

Noun used with modifier

  • gin: Popular little gin palace, which has preserved its classic Victorian decor.
  • baroque: To stay at the Hotel Ritz is to step inside a baroque palace, an experience you won't forget.
  • scone: Scone Palace, Perth Scotland's treasure house - crowning place of the kings of Scotland and of the Stone of Scone.
  • marble: It is said to have cost 10 million rupees to build, much of it spent on the opulent marble royal palaces within.
  • ivory: What a scent doth He cast, whose garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces?
  • royal: Feb 2005: we have been awarded the contract for the virtual reconstruction of a sixteenth century royal palace.

Possessives

  • Maharaja: Guest houses, camping or Maharaja's Palace whilst on cycle.
  • bishop: He wanted guests to eat in a bishop's palace overlooked by the sons of Israel.
  • king: They come with happiness and joy; they enter the king's palace.

Preposition: of

Pope: The Palace of the Popes is the symbol of the Church's influence over the western world during the Fourteenth century.

Preposition: with

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