mansion

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MAN'SION, noun [Latin 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. 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 intransitive To dwell; to reside.
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