country seat

British

noun

a large estate or property in the country

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Massie embraced the whole of Scott's inheritance, acting as champion for the writer and the conservation of his country seat at Abbotsford, near Melrose.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Mr. Pence will look to energize voters with stops here in Columbus, the country seat of Muscogee County, and then in Macon.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2020

And then there are all those rumors about louche house parties hosted by Sir Gregory Pertinax at his country seat, Madingley Court.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2016

During one restless night, tormented by the suffocating air of Clive's decaying country seat, Maurice yearns to become fully invisible to a society that can only ever partially see him.

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2013

He knew that besides the town house on Beacon Hill there was a country seat at Milton.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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