countryseat

American  

[kuhn-tree-seet] / ˈkʌn triˌsit /

noun

British.

1. a country mansion or estate, especially one belonging to a distinguished family and large enough to accommodate house parties, hunt meetings, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of countryseat

First recorded in 1575–85; country + seat

Example Sentences

From the sumptuous isolation of his 70-room countryseat in Surrey, Billionaire J. Paul Getty, 70, told BBC tellyviewers how awful it was to be rich.

From Time Magazine Archive

But as to keeping up a countryseat and a town house and a shooting-box and a racing-stable--why, it's out of the question.

From The Joy of Living (Es lebe das Leben) A Play in Five Acts by Sudermann, Hermann

Unquestionably the most notable mansion of hewn stone in Greater Philadelphia is Cliveden, the countryseat of the Chew family, located in extensive grounds at Germantown Avenue and Johnson streets, Germantown.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank

It has an air of dignity and spaciousness which many a more portentous modern countryseat fail to match.

From Annals and Reminiscences of Jamaica Plain by Whitcomb, Harriet Manning

Loudoun was built in 1801 by Thomas Armat as a countryseat for his son, Thomas Wright Armat.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank