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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...
- Financial in this sale transaction. The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts is the trading name of Leela Palaces and Resorts Limited. Hotel Leelaventure Limited...
- forts and palaces. Some of these are: Amber Palace (Amber Fort) Shahpura Haveli, Shahpura Samode Palace, Jaipur City Palace, Jaipur Rambagh Palace, Jaipur...
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "As the Palaces Burn - Lamb of God". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2011. Marshall, Clay. "As Palaces Burn - Lamb of God". Blabbermouth...
- City of Palaces (ship), convict ship to Western Australia in 1857 This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title City of Palaces. If an...
- A presidential palace is the official residence of the president in some countries. Some presidential palaces were once the official residences to monarchs...
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- Under the Merovingian dynasty, the mayor of the palace (Latin: maior palatii or maior domus) was the manager of the household of the Frankish king. During...
- Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity that manages six of the United Kingdom's royal palaces, five in London and one in Northern Ireland: The...