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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French palatial, formed from the root of Latin palātium (“a palace”), from Palātium (“Palatine Hill”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
palatial (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 P 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
Translations
of or relating to a palace
with very rich furnishings
References
French
Etymology
From palais + -ial.
Pronunciation
Adjective
palatial (feminine palatiale, masculine plural palatiaux, feminine plural palatiales)
- palatial
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