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Chateau
Pronunciation : Cha`teau"
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. ch?teau a castle. See Castle.]
Definition : 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.
Note: The distinctive, French term for a fortified caste of the middle ages is ch?teau-fort. Chateau en Espagne ( Etym: [F.], a castle in Spain, that is, a castle in the air, Spain being the region of romance.
pl. Chateux.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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