PALACE

[noun] [C] - a large house that is the official home of a king, queen or other person of high rankDemonstrators gathered in front of the presidential palace.The Queen has agreed to open Buckingham Palace to the public.The Palace is used when referring to the people who live in a palace.The Palace has issued a statement criticizing the newspaper report.(dated) Palace is sometimes used in the names of large buildings, such as cinemas or places where people go dancing.An old movie palace is being restored.A palace coup or palace revolution is a situation in which a leader is removed from power by the people who have worked with him or her until then, but who now take control themselves.A palace coup led by General Rodriguez has toppled the dictator.