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A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate. [Slang]

Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house. Palace car. See under Car. -- Palace court, a court having jurisdiction of personal actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.] Mozley & W.

Palatial. [Obs.] Graunt.

A knight-errant; a distinguished champion; as, the paladins of Charlemagne. Sir W. Scott.

See Paleo-.

See Paleographer, Paleographic, etc.

A system of representing all spoken sounds by means of the printing types in common use. Ellis. -- Pa`læ*o*typ"ic*al, a. -- Pa`læ*o*typ"ic*al*ly, adv.

See Palestra.

See Palestric.

One versed in palætiology.

The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth. -- Pa*læ`ti*o*log"ic*al, a.

A membrane extending between the toes of a bird, and uniting them more or less closely together.

Web-footed.

An order, or suborder, including the kamichi, and allied South American birds; -- called also screamers. In many anatomical characters they are allied to the Anseres, but they externally resemble the wading birds.

See Palempore.

A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.

ia, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person from place to place. [Written also palankeen.]

A large extinct ostrichlike bird of New Zealand.

Palatableness.

Agreeable to the palate or taste; savory; hence, acceptable; pleasing; as, palatable food; palatable advice.