HERMITAGE

hermitage

(noun) the abode of a hermit

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

hermitage (plural hermitages)

A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.

A place of seclusion.

A period of seclusion.

Proper noun

Hermitage

A village in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5073).

A hamlet in West Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST6407).

A village in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY5095).

A small city in Bradley County, Arkansas, United States.

A former settlement in Mendocino County, California, United States.

A former community in Pointe Coupee Parish parish, Louisiana, United States.

A small city, the county seat of Hickory County, Missouri, United States.

A city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A neighbourhood in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

A settlement in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

Noun

Hermitage (uncountable)

A wine produced near Valence, Drôme.

Source: Wiktionary

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Her"mit*age (; 48), n. Etym: [OE. hermitage, ermitage, F. hermitage, ermitage. See Hermit.]

1. The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence. Some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world. Shak.

2. Etym: [F. Vin de l'Hermitage.]

Definition: A celebrated French wine, both white and red, of the Department of Drôme.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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