tavern vs edifice

tavern and edifice both are nouns.

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

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

tavern: a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
edifice: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Other hypernyms of tavern include building.

tavern (noun)	edifice (noun)
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place