escorials
escorials is the plural of escorial.
Meaning of escorial
Proper noun
the Escorial
- El Escorial, a royal palace in Madrid.
- The discovery of gold in Brazil fired the religious fervour of John V (1706-50) to heights of gorgeous, archaic extravagance, immortalized in the monastery-palace of Mafra, which was built as a rival to the Escorial and Versailles by a huge army of draft labour over eighteen years.1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 73
Questions about escorials
- What is escorials the plural of?
- Escorials is the plural of escorial.
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