Archhouse

/ˈɑːtʃhaʊs/ noun

A principal or chief house; a mansion or the most important building in a settlement.

From arch- (chief, principal, supreme) + house (a building for habitation). House comes from Old English hus, while arch- derives from Greek archi- meaning 'chief'.

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