mansion

Definition

A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.

Etymology

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”).

Example Sentences

• "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 made conformable unto Binah."
• "In my Father's house are many mansions [translating μοναὶ (monaì)]: if it were not so, I would have told you."
• "These poets near our princes sleep, / And in one grave their mansion keep."

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