stately home

/ˈsteɪtli ˌhoʊm/
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Other forms: stately homes

Definitions of stately home
  1. noun
    a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family
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    type of:
    hall, manse, mansion, mansion house, residence
    a large and imposing house
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