Mansion

n. [Lat. mansio, a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, from manere, mansum, to stay, remain, abide, dwell; Sp. mansion, O. Sp. maison, It. mansione, magione, Pr. mansion, maison, O. Fr. mansion, N. Fr. maison, a place of abode, house. Cf. MANSE and MANOR.] 1. A place of residence; a house; a habitation; an abode; especially one of some size or pretension. In my Father's house are many mansions. John xiv. 2. Thy mansion wants thee, Adam: rise. Milton. These poets near our princes sleep, And in one grave their mansions keep. Denham. 2. The house of the lord of a manor; manor-house.