'Chateau' definitions:
Definition of 'chateau'
(from WordNet)
noun
An impressive country house (or castle) in France
Definition of 'Chateau'
From: GCIDE
- Chateau \Cha`teau"\, n.; pl. Chateux. [F. ch[^a]teau a castle. See Castle.]
- 1. A castle or a fortress in France. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a gentleman's country seat; also, particularly, a royal residence; as, the chateau of the Louvre; the chateau of the Luxembourg. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The distinctive, French term for a fortified castle of the middle ages is ch[^a]teau-fort. [1913 Webster]