penthouse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an apartment located on the top floors of a building

WordNet

Pent"house` noun
Etymology
A corruption of pentice.
Definitions
  1. A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively. "The penthouse of his eyes." Sir W. Scott. 2. An apartment at the top of a building. It is often the most luxuriously appointed apartment, and is thus used as a metaphor for luxurious living.
Pent"house` adjective
Definitions
  1. Leaning; overhanging. "Penthouse lid." Shak. "My penthouse eyebrows." Dryden.

Webster 1913