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Mentmore

British  
/ ˈmɛntˌmɔː /

noun

  1. a mansion in Mentmore in Buckinghamshire: built by Sir Joseph Paxton in the 19th century for the Rothschild family; now owned by the Maharishi University of Natural Law

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Mentmore Towers was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Rothschild banking family in the 19th Century.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2022

The pair, aged 22 and 24, both from Leicester, were detained at 01:50 GMT on Sunday at Mentmore Towers, in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2022

Mr Travis, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, stood in the dock as the charges, which relate to 11 female complainants, aged between 15 and 29 at the time, were read to the jury.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2014

The view of Rome hung at Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire, one of the couple's 12 homes.

From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2010

You may imagine that at this the company looked awfully vague, and I thought of proposing to him to exchange Mentmore for 20 Quincy Street.

From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by James, Henry