palatial
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French palatial, formed from the root of Latin palātium (“a palace”), from Palātium (“Palatine Hill”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pəˈleɪʃəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃəl
Adjective
editpalatial (comparative more palatial, superlative most palatial)
- Of or relating to a palace.
- On a grand scale; with very rich furnishings.
- The home where he lived was palatial.
- 1933, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], chapter I, in The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published 1934, →OCLC, page 1:
- But during those two years for some reason or other the house had fallen into premature and rapid decay. With a very few months an air of mustiness began to hang over the once palatial residence of the rich foreign financier.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editof or relating to a palace
on a grand scale
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with very rich furnishings
References
editFrench
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editpalatial (feminine palatiale, masculine plural palatiaux, feminine plural palatiales)
Further reading
edit- “palatial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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