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garçonnière definition

gar·çon·nière (gȧr sō̂ nyer′)

noun

a bachelor's apartment or quarters

Etymology: Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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Garconnieres were not only bachelor's quarters but also served as rooms for travelers in the plantation days. In the plantation era of the U.S., inns and other places in which to stay a night were scarce--plantation homes often provided places for overnights to travelers of a the middle and upper classes.

Posted by anonymous 90 days ago.

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