rooftree /ˈɹuːftɹiː/ noun2 •The primary beam of a roof; the ridgepole; hence, the roof itself.Howsoever these things be, a long farewell to Locksley Hall! / Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall. — 1835 •(figurative) A home; a household.He had forgotten that a prophet is without honor under his own rooftree. — 1955 formsrooftrees