Es-eū'ri-al, n.

n. [Properly escorial, i. e., a hill or heap of rubbish, earth and stones brought out of a mine, from escoria, dross of metal, Lat. scoria, Gr. σκωρία.] A palace and mausoleum of the kings of Spain, about 25 miles north-west of Madrid. The ground plan is in the form of a gridiron, with bars and handle complete, the structure being designed in honor of St. Lawrence, who suffered martyrdom by being broiled on a gridiron.