country seatn.

Brit.

/ˌkʌntrɪ ˈsiːt/, U.S.

/ˌkəntri ˈsit/

Forms: see country n. and adj. and seat n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: country n., seat n.

Etymology: < country n. + seat n.

Chiefly British.

A (large) country house and estate inhabited by a family belonging to the nobility, landed gentry, or other wealthy class, usually as its principal rural residence.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > manor house

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stately home1934

stately2009

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 69 Pheebe, to Delos, his natiue contrye seat [L. Delum maternam], hastning.]

1615 W. Goddard Neaste of Waspes viii. sig. Bii^v Clownus would court it, nowe his countrye seate Hee halfe doth loathe, in cloathes hee groweth neate.

1668 G. Etherege She wou'd if she Cou'd v. i. 87 A pretty Country-seat, Madam, with a Handsom parcel of Land.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 37. ¶4 A Description of her Country-Seat..about an Hundred Miles distant from London.

1715 M. Prior Alma ii. 58 So merchant has his house in town And country-seat near Banstead Down.

1756 F. Brooke Old Maid No. 28. 164 They are gone to their country seat in Berkshire.

1804 W. Irving Let. 8 July (1978) I. 20 I am to accompany Mr Bosc..to his country seat a little ways out of town.

1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate I. i. 2 Belton Castle is a pretty country seat, standing in a small but beautifully wooded park.

1882 Cent. Mag. Dec. 177/2 Marshall died at his country-seat in Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1835.

1938 P. White Let. 23 Mar. (1994) i. 15 Near it there was a very peaceful red brick manor house with stone pilasters, which I must say I found myself coveting for a country seat.

1987 S. Weintraub Victoria (1988) ii. 39 Old, red-brick Kensington Palace, once the country seat of William and Mary, proved unready for occupancy.

2008 O. Berry & B. Dixon Devon, Cornwall & Southwest Eng. (Lonely Planet) 23 No matter which county you're in, a grand country seat is never far away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	country seat
释义	country seatn. Brit. /ˌkʌntrɪ ˈsiːt/, U.S. /ˌkəntri ˈsit/ Forms: see country n. and adj. and seat n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: country n., seat n. Etymology: < country n. + seat n. Chiefly British. A (large) country house and estate inhabited by a family belonging to the nobility, landed gentry, or other wealthy class, usually as its principal rural residence. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > manor house hallc1000 boroughc1175 court1297 manorc1300 palacec1300 mansion1375 placea1387 manor-place1392 chemis1408 head-place1463 mansion place1473 manse1490 court-hall1552 manery1563 manor house1575 seat1607 country seat1615 great house1623 mansion house1651 country house1664 manor-seata1667 place-house1675 mansion-seat1697 hall-house1702 big house1753 ha'-house1814 manoir1830 manor hall1840 yashiki1863 seigneury1895 stately home1934 stately2009 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 69 Pheebe, to Delos, his natiue contrye seat [L. Delum maternam], hastning.] 1615 W. Goddard Neaste of Waspes viii. sig. Bii^v Clownus would court it, nowe his countrye seate Hee halfe doth loathe, in cloathes hee groweth neate. 1668 G. Etherege She wou'd if she Cou'd v. i. 87 A pretty Country-seat, Madam, with a Handsom parcel of Land. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 37. ¶4 A Description of her Country-Seat..about an Hundred Miles distant from London. 1715 M. Prior Alma ii. 58 So merchant has his house in town And country-seat near Banstead Down. 1756 F. Brooke Old Maid No. 28. 164 They are gone to their country seat in Berkshire. 1804 W. Irving Let. 8 July (1978) I. 20 I am to accompany Mr Bosc..to his country seat a little ways out of town. 1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate I. i. 2 Belton Castle is a pretty country seat, standing in a small but beautifully wooded park. 1882 Cent. Mag. Dec. 177/2 Marshall died at his country-seat in Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1835. 1938 P. White Let. 23 Mar. (1994) i. 15 Near it there was a very peaceful red brick manor house with stone pilasters, which I must say I found myself coveting for a country seat. 1987 S. Weintraub Victoria (1988) ii. 39 Old, red-brick Kensington Palace, once the country seat of William and Mary, proved unready for occupancy. 2008 O. Berry & B. Dixon Devon, Cornwall & Southwest Eng. (Lonely Planet) 23 No matter which county you're in, a grand country seat is never far away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1615
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