mansion
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mansion
- /ˈmæn.ʃən/
- /ˈmæn.t͡ʃən/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English mansioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mānsiō (“dwelling, stopping-place”), from the past participle stem of manēre (“stay”). By surface analysis, manse + -ion.
noun mansions · mansioun
- A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.
- A luxurious flat (apartment).
- An apartment building.
- A house provided for a clergyman; a manse.
- A stopping-place during a journey; a stage. According to that Cabaliſticall Dogma: If Abram had not had this Letter [i.e., ה (he)] added unto his Name he had remained fruitleſſe, and without the power of generation: […] So that being ſterill before, he received the power of generation from that meaſure and manſion in the Archetype; and was ma
- An astrological house; a station of the moon.
- One of twenty-eight sections of the sky.
- An individual habitation or apartment within a large house or group of buildings. (Now chiefly in allusion to John 14:2.) In my Father's house are many mansions [translating μοναὶ (monaì)]: if it were not so, I would have told you.
- Any of the branches of the Rastafari movement.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: house, residence, hall, sign, manse, mansion house, planetary house, manoir, manor, château, casa, villa, bungalow, chateau, cottage, cabin
Translations
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noun large house or building
| Español | mansión, casoplón, palacete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대저택 daejeotaek, 맨션 maensyeon, 저택 jeotaek |
| 日本語 | 大邸宅 daiteitaku, 豪邸 gōtei, マンション manshon |
| 中文 | 豪宅 háozhái, 宅第 zháidì, 公館 /公馆 gōngguǎn |
| हिन्दी | हवेली havelī, महल mahal |
| Kiswahili | jumba |
| Português | solar, mansão, palacete, paço |
| Français | manoir, grande demeure |
| Deutsch | Herrenhaus, Villa, Anwesen |
| Italiano | reggia, dimora, palazzo, villa, magione |
| Ελληνικά | αρχοντικό archontikó |
| Română | palat, conac, curte |
| Русский | особня́к osobnják, хоро́мы xorómy, дворе́ц dvoréc, поме́стье poméstʹje, резиде́нция rezidéncija |
| Tiếng Việt | dinh thự |
| العربية | قَصْر qaṣr |
| עברית | אַרְמוֹן ʾarmón, טִירָה tirá, מָעוֹן ma'ón |
Talk about this word "mansion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mansion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mansion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mansion "mansion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mansion.Cite this
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title = {mansion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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