[raht-skel-er, rat-, rath-] 
| 1. | (in Germany) the cellar of a town hall, often used as a beer hall or restaurant. |
| 2. | a restaurant patterned on the German rathskeller, usually located below street level. |
| raths·kel·ler (rät'skěl'ər, rāt'-, rāth'-) n. A restaurant or tavern, usually below street level, that serves beer. [German Ratskeller, Rathskeller, restaurant in the city hall basement : German Rat, council, counsel (from Middle High German rāt, from Old High German; see ar- in Indo-European roots) + German Keller, cellar (from Middle High German, from Old High German kellāri, from Latin cellārium; see cellar).] |
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