pal, n.m., (—s, or paux) pale, stake (punishment); (her.) pale.

paladin, n.m., paladin, champion, knight-errant. C’est un vrai —; he is a perfect knight-errant.

palais, n.m., palace; mansion; court of justice; law-courts; hall; palate (of the mouth); taste. Terme de —; law term. Style du —, style de —; law style. — de justice; law-courts. Jour de —; court day.

palan, n.m., (nav.) tackle, hoisting gear.

palanche, n.f., yoke (for carrying pails).

palançons, n.m.pl., (mas.) props (to support mud-walls till they are dry).

palanque, n.f., (fort.) blindage, blind; stockade.

palanquer, v.a., to hoist, to haul on a tackle.

palanquin, n.m., palanquin.

palastre, n.m., case (of a lock).