What does "palace" mean?

Palace: The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage.

Additional senses

  1. 2.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.

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