Noun
The word is derived from chateau
If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt. G. M. Trevelyan
More commonly, palaces are called Schloss (chateaux or stately home in English usage). Source: Internet
In the countryside, the nobility had the majority of the more than 1200 chateaux, manors and country houses erected. Source: Internet
And that’s particularly true with the latest experience from Relais & Chateaux, which combines stays at two of its hotels in the Caribbean for the ultimate gourmet getaway. Source: Internet
Bishops always had a palais in the town of their diocese, an hôtel in other towns, though they might possess chateaux. Source: Internet