brothel vs edifice

brothel and edifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brothel	Yes	No	No	No
edifice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, edifice is a hypernym of brothel; that is, edifice is a word with a broader meaning than brothel:

brothel: a building where prostitutes are available
edifice: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Other hypernyms of brothel include building.

brothel (noun)	edifice (noun)
a building where prostitutes are available	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place