palaciousadj.
/pəˈleɪʃəs/, U.S. /pəˈleɪʃəs/ rare.
= palatial adj.2
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > large or palatial
palatine1598
palacious1628
palatial?1722
1628 T. Dekker Brittannia's Honor 47 Faire, Spacious, and Pallacious Houses.
1662 J. Graunt Nat. & Polit. Observ. Bills Mortality vii. 41 The turning of great Palacious Houses into small Tenements.
1915 L. Wiener Interpr. Russ. People vi. 119 The literatures of all the European countries agree in depicting upper class society as..degenerate to the highest degree, though supporting, adorning, and promoting palacious temples to the God and His vicar.
1991 Econ. Rev. (Nexis) 22 23 A palacious mosque including Darul-Uloom for religious teachings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1628