country seat

noun

ˌkən-trē-ˈsēt How to pronounce country seat (audio)
variants or less commonly countryseat
Synonyms of country seatnext
: a house or estate in the country

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Priorat was once a country seat for the Barcelona elite and a fine wine region, but phylloxera (a pest that destroys grapevines) swept through in the early 1900s, depleting the wine industry. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023 Highclere Castle is a 5,000-acre estate in Hampshire, England and has been the country seat of the Earls of Carnarvon since 1679. — Robert Reiss, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Native craftsmen soon learned to produce their own masterpieces, such as the 15-foot-high staircase designed for Cassiobury House, the country seat of the earls of Essex, around 1677-80. — Peter Saenger, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2020 Fredensborg Palace is a seasonal retreat for the Danish royals often used in the summer months, built on the island of Zealand as a country seat for Frederik IV in 1719. — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024 Wilton House has served as the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years, and the Palladian Bridge was constructed in 1736-1737 over the little River Nadder, just south of Wilton House. — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 3 Apr. 2022

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First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of country seat was in 1583

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countryseat

noun
coun·​try·​seat ˌkən-trē-ˈsēt How to pronounce countryseat (audio)
: a mansion or estate in the country
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