Pal·ace n.
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.
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.]
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