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Webster 1913 Edition


Villa

Vil′la

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Villas
(#)
.
[L.
villa
, LL. also village, dim. of L.
vicus
a village: cf. It. & F.
villa
. See
Vicinity
, and cf.
Vill
,
Village
,
Villain
.]
A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance.
Dryden. Cowper.

Webster 1828 Edition


Villa

VIL'LA

,
Noun.
[L. villa.]
A country seat or a farm, furnished with a mansion and convenient out-houses.