pseudocastle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pseudo- +‎ castle

Noun[edit]

pseudocastle (plural pseudocastles)

  1. (rare) A building designed to resemble a castle.
    • 2009 May 10, Marcelle S. Fischler, “Of Inlets, Channels and Dunes”, in New York Times[1]:
      A mixture of pricey cottages, expanded Capes and pseudocastles on tiny lots in the town of Hempstead, the 0.23-square-mile Point Lookout occupies the east end of the Nassau County barrier island that is also home to Lido, Long and Atlantic Beaches.