country house

noun

: a house and especially a mansion in the country

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By Jonathan Samuels published 31 December 2024 The Schloss Roxburghe is an imposing 19th-century country house, once owned by the Duke of Roxburghe, located among the rolling hills and winding rivers of the Scottish Borders. Jonathan Samuels, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024 Photo: courtesy of Ben Mezrich Ben and Tonya Mezrich’s country house is in rural Vermont, but because it’s ruled by their pugs, Bagel and Cream Cheese, as well as their two school-age children, its defining quality is not so much pastoral tranquility as a kind of happy domestic chaos. Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 Charles has been a longtime healthy eater, often enjoying the produce of his own farm at his country house of Highgrove. Caroline Frost, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024 The three-minute clip was shot by Will Warr in August in Norfolk, home to the family's country house, Anmer Hall, and the Princess of Wales was joined in the footage by Prince William and their children Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for country house 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of country house was in the 14th century

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“Country house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20house. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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