penthouse

pent-house · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A luxurious apartment on the top floor of a tall building.

  2. 2.

    A structure on the roof of a building, housing elevator machinery, water tanks, or other equipment.

  3. 3.

    (historical) A sloping roof or awning attached to a wall or building.

Forms

plural: penthouses

Related words

See also: apartment, luxury, suite
Synonyms: apartment, flat, suite

Etymology

From Middle English pentis, from Old French apentis "attached building," later altered by folk etymology as if from pent + house.