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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryblue' role='heading' aria-level='2'>Other Words
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //We rented a cottage for the weekend.
- //She owns a cottage at the beach.
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English cotage "holding of a free peasant, the peasant's dwelling on such a holding," borrowed from Anglo-French, "tenure of a free peasant owing rent to a lord, rent paid for such a holding," probably from Middle English cot or cote "dwelling of a rural laborer, hut" + Anglo-French -age -age — more at cot entry 1, cote entry 1NOTE: Regarding the status of such a holding, see note at c
blue' role='heading' aria-level='2'>Other Words
Examples
- //We rented a cottage for the weekend.
- //She owns a cottage at the beach.
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English cotage "holding of a free peasant, the peasant's dwelling on such a holding," borrowed from Anglo-French, "tenure of a free peasant owing rent to a lord, rent paid for such a holding," probably from Middle English cot or cote "dwelling of a rural laborer, hut" + Anglo-French -age -age — more at cot entry 1, cote entry 1NOTE: Regarding the status of such a holding, see note at c