Hermit

Webster's Condensed Dictionary- A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language · 1909 · p. 275

her'mit, n. A recluse anchoret esp. one who lives in solitude from religious motives. [ME. here mite eremite, F. hermite, LL. herem>ta,eremita, Gr. eremites, dweller in a desert, eremia, desert, eremos, deserted.] — Her'mitage, n. The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence. [F.] — Her'mite , n. A female hermit. Hern. Same as Herox.