gentilhommière
French, noun/ʒɑ̃.ti.jɔ.mjɛʁ/
gentilhommière is spelled G-E-N-T-I-L-H-O-M-M-I-È-R-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 114,550th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gentilhommière is a French feminine noun meaning “manor house” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit domaine d’un gentilhomme à la campagne”.
What does gentilhommière mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemanor house
- 2
femininecountry seat
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit domaine d’un gentilhomme à la campagne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gentilhommière
- gentilhommières plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gentilhommière?
- /ʒɑ̃.ti.jɔ.mjɛʁ/
- \ʒɑ̃.ti.jɔ.mjɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gentilhommière in French?
gentilhommière appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).