1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage.
3. Noun
Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
4. Noun
the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"
Vocabulary classified under Politics and government
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