HERMITAGE
hermitage
(noun) the abode of a hermit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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, DrĂ´me.
Source: Wiktionary
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 DrĂ´me.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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