Chateau \Cha`teau"\, n.; pl. Chateux. [F. ch[^a]teau a castle. See Castle.]

1. A castle or a fortress in France.

2. A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a gentleman's country seat; also, particularly, a royal residence; as, the chateau of the Louvre; the chateau of the Luxembourg.

Note: The distinctive, French term for a fortified caste of the middle ages is ch[^a]teau-fort.

Chateau en Espagne[F.]

, a castle in Spain, that is, a castle in the air, Spain being the region of romance.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)