Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Villa \Vil"la\, n.; pl. {Villas}. [L. villa, LL. also village,
   dim. of L. vicus a village: cf. It. & F. villa. See
   {Vicinity}, and cf. {Vill}, {Village}, {Villain}.]
   A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some
   pretensions to elegance. --Dryden. Cowper.