hermitage Syllabification: (her·mit·age)Pronunciation: /ˈhərmitij/Definition of hermitage noun 1the dwelling of a hermit, especially when small and remote. 2 (the Hermitage /ˌermiˈtäZH/) a major art museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, containing among its collections those begun by Catherine the Great. [named with reference to the “retreat” in which the empress displayed her treasures to her friends] 3 (the Hermitage /ˈhərmitij/) an estate, the home of Andrew Jackson, in central Tennessee, northeast of Nashville. Origin: Middle English: from Old French, from hermite (see hermit)hermitage in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of hermitage in the British & World English dictionary
