[e-skawr-ee-uh
l, -skohr-; Sp. es-kaw-ryahl] 
| a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84. |
| Es·co·ri·al (ě-skôr'ē-əl, -skōr'-, ěs'kō-rē-äl') A monastery and palace of central Spain near Madrid. Built from 1563 to 1584, it was commissioned by Philip II to commemorate a victory over the French and is the burial place of many Spanish sovereigns. |