gatehouse
See also: gate house and Gatehouse
English
Alternative forms
- gate house
Etymology
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.
Translations
lodge besides the entrance to an estate
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Derived terms
- Gatehouse of Fleet