palace
pronunciation
How to pronounce palace in British English:
UK [ˈpæləs]
How to pronounce palace in American English:
US [ˈpæləs]
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- Noun:
- a large and stately mansion
- the governing group of a kingdom
- a large ornate exhibition hall
- official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
Word Origin
- palace
- palace: [13] The Palātium, or Mons Palātīnus (in English the ‘Palatine hill’), was one of the seven hills of ancient Rome. On it the emperor Augustus built a house, which in due course grew into a grand imperial palace, also called the Palātium. This came to be used as a generic term for such residences, and passed into English via Old French paleis. The derived Latin adjective palātīnus has given English paladin [16] and palatine [15].=> paladin, palatine
- palace (n.)
- early 13c., "official residence of an emperor, king, archbishop, etc.," from Old French palais "palace, court," from Medieval Latin palacium "a palace" (source of Spanish palacio, Italian palazzo), from Latin palatium "the Palatine hill," in plural, "a palace," from Mons Palatinus "the Palatine Hill," one of the seven hills of ancient Rome, where Augustus Caesar's house stood (the original "palace"), later the site of the splendid residence built by Nero. In English, the general sense of "splendid dwelling place" is from late 14c. The hill name probably is ultimately from palus "stake," on the notion of "enclosure." Another guess is that it is from Etruscan and connected with Pales, supposed name of an Italic goddess of shepherds and cattle.
Example
- 1. The duke built an opulent palace for himself nearby .
- 2. Underneath the building a tunnel led to the national palace .
- 3. The second room highlights the pleasures of palace life .
- 4. Divorced , five years older than kim jong il , sung eventually became a potential palace embarrassment .
- 5. Now go on and mentally walk around your memory palace .