I. her·mit·age -ə̇d.ij, -ə̇tij noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English ermitage, hermitage, from Old French, from ermite, hermite + -age
1.
a. : the habitation of a hermit
some forlorn and naked hermitage remote from all the pleasures of the world — Shakespeare
b. : a secluded residence or private retreat : hideaway
retirement to some country hermitage — John Buchan
c. : a house of various monastic orders : monastery
Carthusian hermitage
2. : the life or condition of a hermit
when public places like theaters and restaurants are an integral part of city life … it is sheer hermitage to be forced to forgo both — Evelyn Barkins
II. her·mi·tage |(h)ermē|täzh noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Tain-l' Ermitage, commune in Drôme dept., France
1. : a chiefly red Rhone Valley wine made from grapes grown above the commune of Tain-l'Ermitage
2. : a wine similar to Hermitage made elsewhere