CHATEAU

chateau

(noun) an impressive country house (or castle) in France

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

chateau (plural chateaux or chateaus)

Alternative spelling of château

Source: Wiktionary

Cha`teau", n.; pl. Chateux. Etym: [F. château a castle. See Castle.]

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 château-fort. Chateau en Espagne ( Etym: [F.], a castle in Spain, that is, a castle in the air, Spain being the region of romance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition