Farmhouse
/ˈfɑːrm.haʊs/noun
A house on a farm, especially the main dwelling of a farming family.
Did you know?Farmhouse is a plain compound, but its first element, farm, originally meant a payment or lease of land, so the word carries the old world of rent, feudal obligation, and property power.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
feorm
“Provisions, food-rent, hospitality, or supplies paid as tribute”
Middle English
ME
farm(e)
“A lease, rent, or fixed yearly payment for land”
Old English
OE
hūs
“A dwelling, shelter, or house”
Middle English
ME
farm hous
“A house associated with a farm or leased estate”
Modern English
English
farmhouse
“The main house on a farm”