Government House

or government house

noun

the official residence of a colonial governor, as in a British Commonwealth country.

Government House

the official residence of a representative of the British Crown (such as a Canadian Lieutenant-Governor or an Australian Governor General) in a state or province that recognizes the British sovereign as Head of the Commonwealth

First recorded in 1795–1805

It transpired, when the men came up, that there was no unanimity about going to Government House.

On our entering the town the crowd was great, and followed us to the government house.

Strictly a yard or quadrangle; hence a house which is built around a quadrangle: often Government House.

I refer to the regal pomp and circumstance which characterised Government House, and all the functions held there.

Look over yonder on the slope beyond the Government House, that purple blaze.

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