Mansion Definition

mănshən
mansions
noun
mansions
A manor house.
Webster's New World
A large, imposing house; stately residence.
Webster's New World
A dwelling place.
Webster's New World
A separate dwelling place or lodging in a large house or structure.
Webster's New World
An apartment house.
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Other Word Forms of Mansion

Noun

Singular:
mansion
Plural:
mansions

Origin of Mansion

  • Middle English a dwelling from Old French from Latin mānsiō mānsiōn- from mānsus past participle of manēre to dwell, remain men-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Anglo-Norman, from Latin mansiō (“dwelling, stopping-place"), from the past participle stem of manÄ“re (“stay").

    From Wiktionary

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