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château † [< F] Hist. 
n. in French Canada, the residence of a governor or a seigneur.
See also: seigneur
- c1821 (1840) The grand entrance to the château is flanked on one side by this grim mouldering pile, and on the other by the stables. . . .
- 1839 The eldest son, by right, takes the château, and the yard adjoining it. . . .
- 1889 Durham Terrace . . . is built on the foundation arches of the old Palais Saint Louis, the chateau of the early French Governors.
- c1821 (1840) The grand entrance to the château is flanked on one side by this grim mouldering pile, and on the other by the stables. . . .