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Added 10 October 2026

hermitage

/ˈhɜːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/ noun

Latin root: erēmīta Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hermitage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
A place of seclusion.
A period of seclusion.

Origin

From Middle English hermytage, ermitage, from Old French ermitage, hermitaige, from Latin erēmīta, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs, “hermit”). By surface analysis, hermit + -age.

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