- pronunciation:
- pae
lihs
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noun |
| definition: |
the official home of a king or queen or other persons of high rank or authority.
Two guards in fancy uniforms stood at the gates of the palace.
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| related words: |
castle |
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Palace comes from
palatium, the Latin name for the grand house of the emperor Augustus Caesar, which sat on the Palatine Hill in Rome.