Family seat

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A seat or family seat is the principal residence of a lord, noble, or aristrocrat, and his family. The residence usually denotes the social, economic, political, or historic connecton of the family within a given area. Some families took their dynasty name from their family seat (Habsburg, Hohenzollern, and Windsor), or named their family seat after their own dynasty name.

The term family seat was first recorded in the 11th century Domesday Book where it was listed as the word caput. The term continues to be used in the British Isles today.

For examples of family seats, see also: