hermitage
NounUS[hur-muh-tuhj]/ˈhɝmətədʒ/3 syllables
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Her′mit·age (?; 48), noun
Origin: OE. hermitage, ermitage, F. hermitage, ermitage. See Hermit.
1. The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence.
Some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world.— William Shakespeare
2. A celebrated French wine, both white and red, of the Department of Drôme.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54