country seat
noun/ˌkʌntri ˈsiːt/
/ˌkʌntri ˈsiːt/
(also seat)
(British English)- a large house in the country that belongs to a member of the upper class
- Espenson Hall has been the country seat of the Earls of Kendrick for seven generations.
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