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Palice, Palis, Paleis, n.¹ Also: palyce, -ise, -ys, pallice; paleise, -eys, -eice, palleis(s, -eice; payleis. [Late ME. and e.m.E. palice (15th c.), pallys (1526), var. of Palace n.The more common Sc. form.]Plur. with, also without, inflexion.

1. A residence of an emperor, king, pope or other ruler; a royal palace. Also attrib. ?1438 Alex. ii. 10583.
Now haiffis Porrus to the paleis [: I-wis] a1500 Rauf C. 354.
Syne to supper thay went within the palys [: Paris, Dyonys, wise] 1492 Myll Spect. 286/5.
Palice 1513 Doug. ii. viii. 82.
Throw owt the inner palyce Ib. iv. iv. 13.
And scho at last of palyce yschit owt Ib. i. ix. 94; xi. iv. 18; xiii. viii. 39; etc. 1560 Rolland Seven S. 979.
Quhill thay come to the empreours palice [: deuise] 1562-3 Winȝet II. 21/26.
Al the hie turretis of the palice a1578 Pitsc. I. 248/32.
[He] maid the paip ane great bankit in ane of his awin pallices 1596 Dalr. II. 339/9.
Fontanblew … the kingis palis, verie magnifik a1599 Rollock Wks. I. 304.
Palicesattrib. 1513 Doug. iv. viii. 103.
Within hir palyce ȝet Ib. vii. i. 76.
Amyddis of the palyce clos dyd stand … a … lawrer 15.. Clar. ii. 749.
This madine … lichtit at the palice ȝet adoune

b. An official residence of the Scottish sovereign.Also extended to its precinct.Palice of honour, appar., the palace or other building in which the sovereign was currently in residence.(1) 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 102.
To the mayssonis of the palis in drink siluer 1489 Ib. 108.
To the massonis of Lythgow at the palis werk 1491 Ib. 181. c1500-c1512 Dunb. lix. 4.
And [he has] present it in to ȝowr palis [: malis, calis (= Calais)] 1534–5 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 123.
Betwex the uttir yett of the palis and the innyr yett 1543 Soc. Ant. XXX. 54.
Makand hym maister of werk of all our soverane ladies palices and places within the realme 1558-66 Knox II. 394.
For … violent invation of the quenis palice 1593 Acts IV. 22/1. 1600 Ib. 205/1. 1614 Misc. Bann. C. III. 210.
Efter the sight of the parke and palice … [they] came to Bruntiland(b) 1513 Treas. Acc. IV. 524.
For … glas bandis to the paleis 1571 Reg. Privy S. VI. 247/2.
The said park paleice peill and loch 1583 Hist. Chapel Royal lxxxvii.
For the owtsett off the said paleys c1615 Chron. Kings 110.
The kingis body … wes careyit to the paleise 1628 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 269.
The holle lokis of the palleice(2) 1580 Misc. Spald. C. II. 215.
To the prouest and baillies of our burrowis … quhair euer our presence and palice of honour salbe for the tyme(3) 1524 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 218.
Subscrivit … at our palice of Halieruidhous 1525 Acts II. 296/1.
The palice of Falkland 1529 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 3.
The kingis grace werk in the paleis of Haly Croce 1534–5 Ib. 121.
Palis 1542–3 Reg. Privy S. III. 25/1.
Kepar … of the palice of Linlithqw 1583 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 312.
Payleis c1615 Chron. Kings 104.
Palleiss 1641 Laing MSS. I. 209.
For repairing of our palice and kirk of Halyroodhous

c. A bishop's or an abbot's official residence. 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 174.
The geyr left … within the bischoippis palice 1540 Lynd. Sat. 2753.
Lyke Paradice bene thair [bishops'] palices and places c1552 Id. Mon. 4538.
Abbottis byschoppis and cardinallis Hes plesand palyces royallis 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 55.
Ane man brocht up in the Bischop of Murrayis palice 1596 Dalr. II. 381/4. Ib. 443/21.
To the bischope of Parises palis tha gang

2. Any large and splendid residence; a mansion. c1475 Wall. viii. 731.
Palyce thai spylt, gret towris can confound 15.. Clar. ii. 390.
To the lord that awcht the paleice he went 1572 Sat. P. xxxiii. 187.
The prouerb is of palice kirk and brig Better in tyme to beit nor efter to big a1578 Pitsc. I. 335 h. of ch.
How the erle of Athole maid ane curius pallice 1596 Dalr. I. 36/29.
Gret palices ma sal ȝe find in na place than in Fife Ib. 98/8.
Thair castelis and palices ar scheiphouses and luges quhilkes thay commonlie cal pailes (= peels) Ib. II. 7/33.
A fair and plesand palise in Antwerpe to be erected Ib. I. 47/11. 1615 Crim. Trials III. 274.
Within the palice of Birsay

b. Of palice wys, in the manner of a ‘palace’ or castellated mansion. 1538 Reg. Privy S. II. 376/2.
To big … ane hous … of palice wys with barmking, battelling, gun hoillis, [etc.]

3. In transf. and fig. uses.As the hevinly palice, or the ‘palace’ of a mythological deity or allegorical figure. 1490 Irland Mir. I. 116/11.
Thi hevinly palice that js ordanit to be erekkit … to Thi honour a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 978.
In euery part ded can his palice spy 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 294 (E). Id. xii. Prol. 34.
Furth of hys palyce ryall ischit Phebus a1538 Abell 31 a.
We wer all banist out of the paleis of Paradis 1549 Compl. 42/20.
Lyik as Plutois paleis hed been birnand in ane bald fyir c1552 Lynd. Mon. Prol. 150.
Towarte his occident palyce vespertyne