hermitage UK /ˈhɜːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/US /ˈhɜr.mə.tɪdʒ/ noun3 •A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.But vvhat a vvretched, and disconsolate Hermitage is that House, vvhich is not visited by thee [God], and vvhat a VVayue, and Stray is that Man, that hath not thy Markes vpon him? — 1624 •A place of seclusion. •A period of seclusion. formshermitages
Hermitage noun1 •A wine produced near Valence, Drôme.Here a real supper was elegantly served […] with choice wines, particularly white hermitage, which I never before had tasted. — 1792