| Chateau | ‖n.; pl. Chateux [ F. château 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 ] ☞ The distinctive, French term for a fortified castle of the middle ages is château-fort. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Chateaubriand | n. a double-thick center cut of beef tenderloin, broiled and served with a sauce and potatoes. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
‖Chateau en Espagne ety>[ F. ], a castle in Spain, that is, a castle in the air, Spain being the region of romance. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Chateau-Thierry | n. a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918.
Syn. -- battle of the Marne, Belleau Wood, Marne River. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Chatelaine | n. [ F. châtelaine the wife of a castellan, the mistress of a chateau, a chatelaine chain. ] An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine chain. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Chatelet | n. [ F. châtelet, dim. of château. See Castle. ] A little castle. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Chatellany | n. [ F. châtellenie. ] Same as Castellany. [ 1913 Webster ] |
