Man"sion , v. i. To dwell; to reside. [Obs.]
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Man"sion (?), n. [OF. mansion, F. maison, fr. L. mansio
a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation,
fr. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. &?;. 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&?;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.
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