mansion
man·sion (man′s̸hən)
noun
- Archaic a manor house
- a large, imposing house; stately residence
- Archaic: usually used in pl.
- a dwelling place
- a separate dwelling place or lodging in a large house or structure
- Brit. an apartment house
- Obsolete a stay; sojourn
- Astrol.
- house ()
- any of the 28 parts of the moon's course occupied on successive days
Etymology: ME mansioun < OFr mansion < L mansio, a sojourn, dwelling < pp. of manere, to remain, dwell: see manor
Converse of object
- crumble: One evening after dark a young man prowled among these crumbling red mansions, ringing their bells.
- ramble: Aykley Heads House, Durham Aykley Heads is a rambling courtyard mansion of medieval origins on the edge of the City of Durham.
- erect: The house has lately been pulled down, and a handsome mansion erected upon its site by Lord Viscount Southwell.
- fortify: The oldest part of the castle shows a distinctive herringbone pattern In the 15th century the castle was converted into a fortified mansion.
- moat: The hall had been the moated mansion of the Levesons, a family who had made their money through the wool trade.
- situate: Storrs Hall is an elegant Georgian mansion situated in 17 acres of landscaped grounds on the shores of Lake Windermere.
Preposition: on
- outskirt: Old mansions on the outskirts disappeared including Southcote Manor and Erleigh Court.
Adjective modifier
- Palladian: Michelin Star 2006 A magnificent 1720 Palladian mansion set in extensive parkland of five hundred acres, six miles from the City of Bath.
- Georgian: The Tudor palace became a Georgian mansion in the early 19th century.
- Jacobean: Two miles southwest is Audley End, a magnificent Jacobean mansion owned by English Heritage.
- handsome: The vicarage is a handsome stone mansion, a little south from the Church.
- stately: VENICE Among the waterways of Venice restored palaces and stately mansions are your atmospheric homes to explore its myriad alleys and canals.
- castellated: St Michael's Mount The rocky outcrop, crowned with a large castellated mansion, is an unmistakable landmark of the Cornish coastline.
Modifies a noun
- block: Located in attractive mansion block with off street parking & communal gardens.
- house: The old mansion house, which is on the river Irvine, still remains.
Noun used with modifier
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- Elizabethan: It was he who, in 1760, renovated and extended the old Elizabethan mansion which the Berkeleys had built.
- brick: The Hall, an ancient brick mansion, near the church, is occupied by a farmer.
Preposition: in
- township: Wilson, Esq. of Rigmaden, which is a pleasant mansion in this township.
See how the Orient dew, Shed from the bosom of the morn Into the blowing roses, Yet careless of its mansion new; For the clear region where 'twas born Round in its self encloses: And in its little globes extent, Frames as it can its native element.
Before the starry threshold of Jove's court My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live inspher'd In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot, Which men call earth.
The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year.
Browse dictionary entries near mansion
- -manship
- Mansfield
- manservant
- manse
- mansard (roof)
- mansard
- manrope
- manqué
- manpower
- manor house
- manslaughter
- manslayer
- mansuetude
- Mansur
- Mansura
- manta
- manteau
- Mantegna
- mantel
- mantelet
