ornamental hermit
A person hired to live in a specially built, rustic hermitage on an estateA person hired to live in a specially built, rustic hermitage on an estate; hired in the 18th and early 19th centuries by wealthy landowners with strict conditions often requiring them to live in solitude, not groom themselves, and dress in a wild, often druidic, fashion; regularly cared for, consulted for advice, or viewed for entertainment.
Meaning
1 sensesA person hired to live in a specially built, rustic hermitage on an estate; hired in the 18th and early 19th centuries by wealthy landowners with strict conditions often requiring them to live in solitude, not groom themselves, and dress in a wild, often druidic, fashion; regularly cared for, consulted for advice, or viewed for entertainment.
Origin
From ornamental + hermitFrom ornamental + hermit
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Forms
plural: ornamental hermits| Singular | ornamental hermit |
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