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

Mansion Sentence Examples

  • An old mansion called the Priory dates in part from 1393.

  • The director lived in a Georgetown mansion with his wife and two dogs.

  • She ran from the mansion into the gardens and toward the forest.

  • The mansion was quiet, and she roamed until she found where everyone was.

  • It is a fine example of a Jacobean mansion, with a beautiful fountain in the middle of the court-yard.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAN

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With M and Ending With N

Starts With M & Ends With NStarts With MA & Ends With NStarts With M & Ends With ON

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With M7 Letter Words Ending With N