n. [ OE. ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, F. hermite, ermite, L. eremita, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; lonely, solitary. Cf. Eremite. ]
He had been Duke of Savoy, and after a very glorious reign, took on him the habit of a hermit, and retired into this solitary spot. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hermit crab (Zool.),
Hermit thrush (Zool.),
Hermit warbler (Zool.),
n. [ OE. hermitage, ermitage, F. hermitage, ermitage. See Hermit. ]
Some forlorn and naked hermitage,
Remote from all the pleasures of the world. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. LL. hermitorium, eremitorium. ] A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A female hermit. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or suited for, a hermit. Coventry. [ 1913 Webster ]