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Word: gatehouse (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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.

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