noun
hermitage
HUR-mih-tihj
noun
1
A secluded dwelling where a hermit lives, or more generally, any place of quiet retreat.
"The monk retired to a small hermitage in the hills."
"She treats her cottage as a hermitage away from city life."
How to Use Hermitage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA secluded place where someone lives alone, or a period of withdrawing from others.
Word Forms
hermitages plural
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Etymology
From Old French ermitage/hermitaige, from Late Latin erēmīta ("hermit").