palace

palace
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.

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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 — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — ist das englische Wort für Palast ein Pseudonym des US amerikanischen Alternative Country Musikers Will Oldham Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • palace — PALÁCE s.n. v. palas. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • 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

  • Palace — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Palace », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Un palace désigne communément un hôtel de grand …   Wikipédia en Français

  • palace — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient ▪ 14th century, etc. ▪ imperial, papal, presidential, royal ▪ beautiful …   Collocations dictionary

  • palace — pal|ace [ pæləs ] noun count ** 1. ) a very large building, especially one used as the official home of a royal family, president, or important religious leader: the presidential palace a ) Palace used in the name of a palace: Buckingham Palace b …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • palace — pal|ace W3 [ˈpælıs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: palais, from Latin palatium, from Palatium the Palatine Hill in Rome where the ruler s palace was] 1.) the official home of a person of very high rank, especially a king or queen often …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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