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noun, plural pent·hous·es [-hou-ziz] .
[-hou-ziz] . 
zɪz1.
an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
2.
any specially designed apartment on an upper floor, especially the top floor, of a building.
3.
a structure on a roof for housing elevator machinery, a water tank, etc.
4.
Also called pent, pen·tice [pen-tis] . a shed with a sloping roof, or a sloping roof, projecting from a wall or the side of a building, as to shelter a door.
[pen-tis] . a shed with a sloping roof, or a sloping roof, projecting from a wall or the side of a building, as to shelter a door. 5.
any rooflike shelter or overhanging part.
Origin:
1520–30; alteration (by folk etymology) of Middle English pentis < Old French apentiz, equivalent to apent past participle of apendre to hang against (see appendant) + -iz (French -is) < Vulgar Latin *-ātīcium, noun use of neuter of *-ātīcius, equivalent to Latin -āt(us) -ate1 + -īcius adj. suffix
1520–30; alteration (by folk etymology) of Middle English pentis < Old French apentiz, equivalent to apent past participle of apendre to hang against (see appendant) + -iz (French -is) < Vulgar Latin *-ātīcium, noun use of neuter of *-ātīcius, equivalent to Latin -āt(us) -ate1 + -īcius adj. suffix
Related forms
pent·house·like, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a flat or maisonette built onto the top floor or roof of a block of flats |
| 2. | a construction on the roof of a building, esp one used to house machinery |
| 3. | a shed built against a building, esp one that has a sloping roof |
| 4. | real tennis the roofed corridor that runs along three sides of the court |
| [C14 pentis (later penthouse, by folk etymology), from Old French apentis, from Late Latin appendicium appendage, from Latin appendere to hang from; see | |
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Word Origin & History
penthouse
pendize, early 14c., from Anglo-Fr. pentiz, aphetic of O.Fr. apentis "attached building, appendage," from M.L. appendicium, from L. appendere "to hang." Modern spelling is from c.1530, by folk etymology influence of M.Fr. pente "slope," and English house (the meaning at that time was "attached building
with a sloping roof or awning"). Originally a simple structure (M.E. homilies describe Jesus' birthplace in the manger as a "penthouse"); meaning "apartment or small house built on the roof of a skyscraper" first recorded 1921, from which time dates its association with luxury.
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Example sentences
Accommodation choices include spacious studio, penthouse and two-bedroom suites.
Damage to signage and louvers was caused when suspended fans in the mechanical penthouse swung and impacted the louver panels.
The third floor of the main house is a penthouse that covers the entire floor.
The dumbwaiter will be removed, and a penthouse floor with a roof deck will be added.
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