A large place covered by a roof; in early times applied to any spacious roofed place, without or with subordinate chambers attached; a temple…

A dwelling, house, ‘hall’.

A hall or spacious chamber; a king's or noble's lodging, palace, castle; occasionally a tent.

The place where a sovereign (or other high dignitary) resides and holds state, attended by his retinue.

An official residence or former residence of an emperor, king, pope, or other ruler; (also) an official residence of a member of a ruler's family.

A hall or palace; spec. the residence of a Roman provincial governor. Cf. praetorium, n. 1.

Roman History. The official residence of the governor of a Roman province; a governor's palace or court; spec. the building in which Pontius Pilate…

= seraglio, n. 3, serai, n.1 2. Obsolete.

A Turkish palace, esp. the palace of the Sultan at Constantinople. Now Historical.

A Turkish palace; esp. the palace of the Sultan at Constantinople.

The court or palace of a native king or prince. Obsolete.

A palace. Also: a fortress, a castle. Also figurative.

In Thomas Heywood's play: a palace or royal residence (in Fez, now part of Morocco).

A palace or splendid residence, esp. in France; spec. (in form Palais) the Palais Royal theatre, Paris.

The building in which a German princely court resided before 1918; (also) = Residenzstadt, n.

In Malay kingdoms, a ruler's palace.

archducal house (of Austria).