hermitage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the abode of a hermit

WordNet

Her"mit*age noun
Etymology
OE. hermitage, ermitage, F. hermitage, ermitage. See Hermit.
Definitions
  1. The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence. (Capitalized) The name given by Catherine II to a part of the Czars' Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, now an art museum with a very large collection of old master paintings
    Some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world. Shak.
  2. F. Vin de l'Hermitage. A celebrated French wine, both white and red, of the Department of Drôme.

Webster 1913