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CHATEAUS
Noun
chateaus
plural of chateau
Source: Wiktionary
CHATEAU
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
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MASQUERADE
(verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not; “he is masquerading as an expert on the internet”; “This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty”
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