A château -LRB- plural châteaux ; for both the singular and the plural -RRB- is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry , with or without fortifications , originally -- and still most frequently -- in MISC@1 regions .

A château -LRB- plural châteaux -RRB- is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry .
