country seat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
The San Antonio-border country seat could yield a runoff, as well, between Gina Ortiz Jones, an Air Force veteran, and Jay Hulings, a former federal prosecutor.
From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2018
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
It was here Mr. Lyte had his country seat.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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