Meanings
- A proverbial expression of personal privacy and security.
Synonyms: an Englishman's home is his castle
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbA proverbial expression of personal privacy and security.
Origin
Traditional; the sentiment dates back to Roman times: : quid enim sanctius, quid omni religione munitius, quam domus unusquisque civium? : What more sacred, what more strongly guarded by every holy feeling, than a man's own home? : —Cicero In English, see Book 4, Chapter 16 of William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England: : And the law of England has so particular and tender a regard to the immunity of a man's house, that it stiles it his castle, and will never suffer it to be violated with immunity: agreeing herein with the sentiments of ancient Rome, as expressed in the works of Tully; quid enim sanctius, quid omni religione munitius, quam domus unusquisque civium?
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بيت الرجل قصره
- بيت الرجل قصرهproverbial expression of personal privacy and security
Bengali পুরুষের বাড়ি তার দুর্গ
- পুরুষের বাড়ি তার দুর্গ (puruśer baṛi tar durgo)proverbial expression of personal privacy and security
Finnish kotini on linnani
- kotini on linnaniproverbial expression of personal privacy and security
French charbonnier est maître en sa demeure, charbonnier est maître chez lui
- charbonnier est maître en sa demeureproverbial expression of personal privacy and security
- charbonnier est maître chez luiproverbial expression of personal privacy and security
- cordonnier est maître chez luiproverbial expression of personal privacy and security
Hindi आदमी का घर उसका महल होता है
- आदमी का घर उसका महल होता है (ādmī kā ghar uskā mahal hotā hai)proverbial expression of personal privacy and security
Polish pan na zagrodzie równy wojewodzie
- pan na zagrodzie równy wojewodzieproverbial expression of personal privacy and security
Portuguese a casa de um homem é o seu castelo
- a casa de um homem é o seu casteloproverbial expression of personal privacy and security
Turkish Erkeğin evisi onun sarayı
- Erkeğin evisi onun sarayıproverbial expression of personal privacy and security
Urdu آدمی کا گھر اسکا محل ہوتا ہے
- آدمی کا گھر اسکا محل ہوتا ہےproverbial expression of personal privacy and security
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a man's home is his castle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20man's%20home%20is%20his%20castle
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