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Webster 1913 Edition
Chateau
‖
1.
A castle or a fortress in France.
2.
A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a gentleman’s country seat; also, particularly, a royal residence;
as, the
. chateau
of the Louvre; the chateau
of the Luxembourg☞ The distinctive, French term for a fortified castle of the middle ages is château-fort.
‖Chateau en Espagne
[F.]
, a castle in Spain, that is, a castle in the air, Spain being the region of romance.
Webster 1828 Edition
Chateau
CHATEAU
,Noun.
Definition 2024
château
château
See also: chateau
English
Alternative forms
Noun
château (plural châteaus or châteaux)
- A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house.
- Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
- An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux.
Translations
a French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house
any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle
an estate where wine is produced and often bottled
References
- “château” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “château” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "château" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
French
Etymology
From Old French chastel, from Latin castellum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑto/
Noun
château m (plural châteaux)
- castle (fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate).
Related terms
- château-fort
- château d'eau
- château de sable
- château de cartes
- château lapompe
- châteaux en Espagne
- châtelain
References
- "château" in the WordReference Dictionnaire Français-Anglais, WordReference.com LLC, 2006.