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stately home

noun

Definitions

  1. Synonym of country house, especially one owned by the aristocracy

    • The stately homes of England How beautiful they stand, To prove the upper classes Have still the upper hand, Tho' the fact that they have to be rebuilt And frequently mortgaged to the hilt Is inclined to take the guilt Off the gingerbread.
    • The tax man's taken all my dough And left me in my stately home Lazing on a sunny afternoon

  2. A country house open to the visiting public.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA