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Webster 1913 Edition

Gatehouse

Gate′houseˊ

(gāt′housˊ)

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Noun.

A house connected or associated with a gate.

Definition 2024

gatehouse

gatehouse

See also: gate house

English

Alternative forms

gate house

Noun

gatehouse ‎(plural gatehouses)

A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
(archaic) A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
A shelter for a gatekeeper.