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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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  1. n. 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. n. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage.
  3. n. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
  4. n. a large and stately mansion
  5. n. the governing group of a kingdom
  6. n. a large ornate exhibition hall
  7. n. official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
  8. 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. Chaucer. 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.] Mozley & W.
  9. n:100 n. a large and stately mansion n. the governing group of a kingdom n. a large ornate exhibition hall n. official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)