Dictionary entry

Hermitage

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Her″mit‐age (?; 48), n. [OE. hermitage, ermitage, F. hermitage, ermitage. See Hermit.] 1. The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence.

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.