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maisonette

The definition of a maisonette is a British term for a self-contained living space or apartment. It is usually part of a larger house, extends over two stories and has its own entrance.

(noun)

A two-story apartment on the back of a larger house is an example of a maisonette.

See maisonette in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a small house; cottage
an apartment, esp. a duplex apartment

Origin: Fr, dim. of maison, house < L mansio: see mansion

See maisonette in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly British

A small house.
An apartment occupying two or more floors of a larger building and often having its own entrance from outside.

Origin:

Origin: French maisonnette

Origin: , diminutive of maison, house, dwelling

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōn-; see mansion

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