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Webster 1913 Edition


Mansion

Man′sion

,
Noun.
[OF.
mansion
, F.
maison
, fr. L.
mansio
a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr.
manere
,
mansum
, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. [GREEK]. Cf.
Manse
,
Manor
,
Menagerie
,
Menial
,
Permanent
.]
1.
A dwelling place, – whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter.
[Obs.]
In my Father’s house are many
mansions
.
John xiv. 2.
These poets near our princes sleep,
And in one grave their
mansions
keep.
Den[GREEK]am.
2.
The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.
3.
(Astrol.)
A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st
House
, 8.
Chaucer.
4.
The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution.
[Obs.]
The eight and twenty
mansions

That longen to the moon
.
Chaucer.
Mansion house
,
the house in which one resides; specifically, in London and some other cities, the official residence of the Lord Mayor.
Blackstone.

Man′sion

,
Verb.
I.
To dwell; to reside.
[Obs.]
Mede.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mansion

MAN'SION

,
Noun.
[L. mansio, from maneo, to dwell.]
1.
Any place of residence; a house; a habitation.
Thy mansion wants thee, Adam, rise.
In my Father's house are many mansions. John 14.
2.
The house of the lord of a manor.
3.
Residence; above.
These poets near our princes sleep,
And in one grave their mansions keep.

MAN'SION

,
Verb.
I.
To dwell; to reside.

Definition 2024


mansión

mansión

See also: mansion

Spanish

Noun

mansión f (plural mansiones)

  1. estate.
  2. mansion.