château

Or cha·teau

[sha-toh, shah-toh]

noun

plural

châteaux, châteaus 

1. (in France) a castle or fortress.

2. a stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.

3. a country estate, especially a fine one, in France or elsewhere on the Continent.

4. (often initial capital letter),  a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France: often used as part of the name of a wine.

chateau

/ ˈʃætəʊ, ʃɑto /

noun

1. a country house, castle, or manor house, esp in France

2. (in Quebec) the residence of a seigneur or (formerly) a governor

3. (in the name of a wine) estate or vineyard

Word History and Origins

Origin of château¹

1730–40; < French ≪ Latin castellum castellum

Word History and Origins

Origin of château¹

C18: from French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum fortress, _castle

Example Sentences

He is falsely accused of treason and sentenced to the dreaded Château d’If, a prison located on a small island in the Mediterranean Sea.

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She had been a prisoner in their house, just as Edmond Dantès was at the Château d’If.

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"These restrictions further impede women's lives and limit women's access to health care," Sarah Chateau, the agency's programme manager in Afghanistan, told the BBC.

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Ms Chateau said Taliban members had been denying entry to women without the burka by standing at the entrance of the health facilities.

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"Even though the veil edit was announced earlier, this is the first time we are seeing the enforcement of the burka in Herat. In the past few days more and more women are coming to the hospital with burkas," Ms Chateau said.

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