Chateau
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of château. alt-of, alternative
"What he had formerly been in France I had not a notion. All I knew was that he was said to possess a chateau."
- 2 an impressive country house (or castle) in France wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Clipping of Chateaubelair. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Example
More examples"High up, crowning the grassy summit of a swelling mound whose sides are wooded near the base with the gnarled trees of the primeval forest, stands the old chateau of my ancestors."