ETYM Old Eng. palais, French palais, from Latin palatium, from Palatium, one of the seven hills of Rome, on which Augustus had his residence. Related to Paladin.
1. A large and stately mansion; SYN. castle.
2. A large ornate exhibition hall.
3. Official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign).
4. The governing group of a kingdom. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin palatum: cf. French palais, Of. also palat.
In mammals, the roof of the mouth. The bony front part is the hard palate, the muscular rear part the soft palate. Incomplete fusion of the two lateral halves of the palate (cleft palate) causes interference with speech.
Technically, the mammalian palate is a secondary structure and parallel to the original mouth roof of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and birds.
(Homonym: pallet, pallette).
The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities; SYN. roof of the mouth. + prikaži više