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Definition of Palaces

Palace
Palace Pal"ace, n. [OE. palais, F. palais, fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of Rome, ? which Augustus had his residence. Cf. Paladin.] 1. 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. --Chaucer. 2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage. 3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house. Palace car. See under Car. Palace court, a court having jurisdiction of personal actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.

Meaning of Palaces from wikipedia

- Portugal's palaces are former royal residences. Some examples of Portuguese palaces are Mafra National Palace, Pena National Palace, Belém Palace, Ajuda National...
- generally recognize five structures as palaces, namely those at Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Galatas, and Zakros. Minoan palaces consisted of multistory wings surrounding...
- Shabazz Palaces has released five studio albums on Sub Pop after self-releasing two EPs. Two anonymously self-released EPs titled Shabazz Palaces and Of...
- intended to be palaces, but military strongholds, although most of the existing castles were either converted to palaces or a palace building was added...
- architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world. Additionally, the palace contains notable examples of Spanish Renaissance...
- Pleasures and Palaces is a musical with a book by Frank Loesser and Sam Spewack and music and lyrics by Loesser. It is based on Spewack's flop 1961 play...
- City of Palaces refers to: Kolkata, West Bengal, India, because of the British Raj buildings in the 19th century City of Palaces (ship), convict ship to...
- of the palaces were: Western Six Palaces Palace of Eternal Longevity (永寿宫; Yǒngshòugōng) Hall of the Supreme Principle (太极殿; Tàijídiàn) Palace of Eternal...
- list of palaces by country. Darul Aman Palace, Kabul – the country's most famous palace. Tajbeg Palaceinaccurately known as the Queen's Palace in English...
- case, organized into memory palaces. The television series The Mentalist, which premiered in late 2008, mentions memory palaces on multiple occasions. The...