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“country-house” in Latin
vīllacountry house; villa; estate, farm; a cityvīllulasmall villa (country house or farmstead)praetōriumheadquarters; general's tent; council of war; governor's palace
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
country-house
villa (with or without land): a small country-house, villula: a very small country-house., villula pusilla: a fine country-house, praetorium (in the time of the emperors; Suet.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for country-house?
- The usual Latin words for “country-house” are vīlla, vīllula, praetōrium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.