Palace

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.

II. Palace ·noun The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage.

III. Palace ·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.

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Palace
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
Palace
Palace in the Bible, in the singular and plural, is the rendering of several words of diverse meanin...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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In Hart Street, four houses from Mark Lane. So designated in old leases. Formed three parts of a squ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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In Clifford's Inn, near Fetter Lane (Lockie, 1816). Not named in the maps. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.