Origin: 1200-1300 Old French palais, from Latin palatium, from Palatium the Palatine Hill in Rome where the ruler’s palace was
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS►like a palace
Their house is like a palace compared to ours.
1often Palace the large official home of a person of very high rank, especially a king or queen: Buckingham Palace2a large beautifully decorated house: the splendid palaces of Florence Their house is like a palace compared to ours.3a large public building, such as a museum or movie theater: the Palace of Justice [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French palais, from Latin palatium, from Palatium the Palatine Hill in Rome where the ruler’s palace was]