countryseat
[ kuhn-tree-seet ]
/ ˈkʌn triˌsit /
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noun British.
a country mansion or estate, especially one belonging to a distinguished family and large enough to accommodate house parties, hunt meetings, etc.
Nearby words
country-fried, countryfied, countryfolk, countryman, countrypeople, countryseat, countryside, countryside agency, countrywide, countrywoman, countship
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Examples from the Web for countryseat
"Wister's Big House" was the first countryseat in Germantown.
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia|Frank CousinsHis hospitality is, however, greater at his countryseat Morfontaine than at his hotel here.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete|Lewis Goldsmith