Government House

or government house

noun

1. the official residence of a colonial governor, as in a British Commonwealth country.

Government House

noun

1. the official residence of a representative of the British Crown (such as a Canadian Lieutenant-Governor or an Australian Governor General) in a state or province that recognizes the British sovereign as Head of the Commonwealth

Word History and Origins

Origin of Government House¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

It transpired, when the men came up, that there was no unanimity about going to Government House.

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On our entering the town the crowd was great, and followed us to the government house.

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Strictly a yard or quadrangle; hence a house which is built around a quadrangle: often Government House.

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I refer to the regal pomp and circumstance which characterised Government House, and all the functions held there.

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Look over yonder on the slope beyond the Government House, that purple blaze.

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