noun
palace
PAL-ihs
noun
1
The official residence of a monarch, head of state, or other high-ranking figure.
"Tourists lined up outside the palace to watch the changing of the guard."
2
Any large, extravagantly grand building or residence.
"Their new house looked like a palace compared to the old flat."
How to Use Palace
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA grand official residence, or loosely, any exceptionally lavish building.
Common pairings
royal palace
a palace of
live like royalty in a palace
Word Forms
palaced past tense, palaces plural, palaces singular
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Etymology
From Old French palais, from Latin palatium, named after the Palatine Hill in Rome where Roman emperors built their grand residences.