palace

Noun
Synonyms: castle

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a large and stately mansionSynonyms: castle
  2. the governing group of a kingdom“the palace issued an order binding on all subjects”
  3. a large ornate exhibition hall
  4. official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as halls for ceremony and reception. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2.The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage. [1913 Webster]

3.Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Palace

<virtual reality, chat> A proprietary multi-user virtual reality-like talk system.

The Palace is distinguished from most other VR-like systems in that it is only two-dimensional rather than three; rooms, avatars, and "props" are made up of relatively small 2D bitmap images.

Palace is a crude hack, or lightweight, depending on your point of view.

(http://thepalace.com/).

(1997-09-14)

The Devil's Dictionary

PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official. The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian Church is called a palace; that of the Founder of his religion was known as a field, or wayside. There is progress.
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