hermitage

Meanings

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

1. A place in the United Kingdom:
2. A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5073).
3. A small village and civil parish (served by High Stoy (Group) Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref ST6407).
4. A village in Southbourne parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU7505).
5. A small village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY5095).
6. A place in the United States:
7. A small city in Bradley County, Arkansas.
8. A former settlement in Mendocino County, California.
9. A former community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
10. A small city, the county seat of Hickory County, Missouri.
11. A city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
12. A neighbourhood of Nashville, Tennessee.

1. A wine produced near Valence, Drôme.

Etymology

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.