• Gatehouse

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    Noun

    gatehouse

    (plural gatehouses)
    1. A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
    2. (archaic) A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
    3. A shelter for a gatekeeper.
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