CHATEAU

‖Cha′teau″ (?), n.; pl. Chateux (#). [[F. château a castle. See Castle.]] 1. 1. A castle or a fortress in France.
2. 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.
☞ The distinctive, French term for a fortified castle of the middle ages is château-fort. ‖Chateau en Espagne (�) [], a castle in Spain, that is, a castle in the air, Spain being the region of romance.