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gatehouse

[ geyt-hous ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural gate·hous·es [geyt, -hou-ziz].

a house at or over a gate, used as a gatekeeper's quarters, fortification, etc.
a house or structure at the gate of a dam, reservoir, etc., with equipment or controls for regulating the flow of water.

gatehouse

/ ˈɡeɪtˌhaʊs /

a building above or beside an entrance gate to a city, university, etc, often housing a porter or guard, or (formerly) used as a fortification
a small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion
a structure that houses the controls operating lock gates or dam sluices

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; gate ¹, house

We were admitted by the keeper, who lives in the dilapidated but delightfully picturesque half-timbered gatehouse.

The bell was that of the “faire chappell” on 142 the green outside the gatehouse, and it was calling to matins.

This mansion makes a framework to the gatehouse of the old Priory, the entrance-chamber being formed out of the ancient gateway.

The gatehouse stands, and in a room over the entrance the Court-leet of the Archbishops is still held.

The church adjoins their roofless old gatehouse, and is a fine old place of worship, with a stone spire of the Northants type.

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