different between palace vs showplace

English

Etymology

From Middle English paleys, from Old French palais, which comes from Latin pal?tium, from Pal?tium, in reference to the Palatine (Palatine Hill), one of the seven hills of Rome, where the aristocracy of the Roman Republic—and later, Roman emperors—built large, splendid residences. The name is ultimately either from Etruscan, the same source as Pales (“Pales, the Italic goddess of shepherds, flocks and livestock”), or Latin palus (“stake; enclosure”). Doublet of palazzo and Pfalz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæl?s/
• (General Australian, weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /?pæl?s/
• Rhymes: -æl?s
• Hyphenation: pal?ace

Noun

palace (plural palaces)

1. Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
2. A large and lavishly ornate residence.
3. A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

palace (third-person singular simple present palaces, present participle palacing, simple past and past participle palaced)

1. (archaic) To decorate or ornate.

References

French

Etymology

From English palace, itself from Old French palais. Doublet of palais.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.las/

Noun

palace m (plural palaces)

1. luxury hotel

Further reading

• “palace” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

palace

1. Alternative form of paleys

English

Etymology

show +? place

Noun

showplace (plural showplaces)

1. A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
2. A location kept for display only.