house of ill repute vs edifice

house of ill repute and edifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
house of ill repute	Yes	No	No	No
edifice	Yes	No	No	No

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

house of ill repute: 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 house of ill repute include building.

house of ill repute (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