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GATEHOUSE
gatehouse
(noun) a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper’s residence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gatehouse (plural gatehouses)
A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
(archaic) A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
A shelter for a gatekeeper.
Proper noun
Gatehouse
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Gate"house`, n.
Definition: A house connected or associated with a gate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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