Family seat

A family seat, sometimes just called a seat, is the main home of a wealthy or noble family, like the landed gentry or aristocracy. This home shows the family’s social, economic, political, or historical importance in an area.

Some families named their home after their family name, like Habsburg, Hohenzollern, or Windsor. Other families took their family name from their home’s location. The term "family seat" was first used in the 11th century in the Domesday Book, where it was called caput.

Today, the term is still used in the British Isles. In Scotland or Ireland, a clan seat is the home of the chief of a clan.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Tuite, Clara (2009) [1999]. "Domesticity". In McCalman, Iain; Mee, Jon; Russell, Gillian; Tuite, Clara; Fullagar, Kate & Hardy, Patsy (eds.). An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191726996.


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