palace
(noun) official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
palace, castle
(noun) a large and stately mansion
palace
(noun) a large ornate exhibition hall
palace
(noun) the governing group of a kingdom; “the palace issued an order binding on all subjects”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
palace (plural palaces)
Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
A large and lavishly ornate residence.
A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions.
palace (third-person singular simple present palaces, present participle palacing, simple past and past participle palaced)
(archaic) To decorate or ornate.
Palace
(soccer) Crystal Palace Football Club, a football team from London.
Source: Wiktionary
Pal"ace, n. Etym: [OE. palais, F. palais, fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of Rome, 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
