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Webster 1913 Edition


Palatial

Pa-la′tial

,
Adj.
[L.
palatium
palace. See
Palace
.]
Of or pertaining to a palace; suitable for a palace; resembling a palace; royal; magnificent;
as,
palatial
structures
.
“Palatial style.”
A. Drummond.

Pa-la′tial

,
Adj.
[From
Palate
.]
(Anat.)
Palatal; palatine.
[Obs.]
Barrow.

Pa-la′tial

,
Noun.
A palatal letter.
[Obs.]
Sir W. Jones.

Webster 1828 Edition


Palatial

PALA'TIAL

,
Adj.
[from palate.] Pertaining to the palate; as the palatial retraction of the tongue.

PALA'TIAL

,
Adj.
[from L. palatium, palace.] Pertaining to a palace; becoming a palace; magnificent.