maison

See also: Maison and maîson

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French maisun, meson, inherited from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōnem (“abode, home, dwelling”), from maneō (“remain, stay”) (whence also French manoir).

Doublet of mansion, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.zɔ̃/ ~ /me.zɔ̃/

• Audio (France, West):

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: maisons
• Hyphenation: mai‧son

Noun

maison f (plural maisons)

1. house

Derived terms

• maison close
• maison de passe
• maison de presse
• maisonnée
• maisonnette

 

See also

• demeure
• domicile

Adjective

maison (invariable)

1. homemade

   une grande tarte maison ― a big home-made pie

   spécialité maison ― speciality of the house

   Synonyms: domestique, fait maison

2. (employment) in-house

   La compagnie a un département de traduction maison. ― The company has an in-house translation department.

3. (colloquial)(intensifier) first-rate, top-notch

   une engueulade maison. ― a hell of a telling off.

Further reading

• “maison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• aimons

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French maisun, meson.

Noun

maison f (plural maisons)

1. house (building intended to be lived in)
2. house; dynasty
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 31:

     il dist qu'il estoit de la maison au Roy Artus

     he says he was from the House of King Arthur

Descendants

• French: maison

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French maison.

Noun

maison f (plural maisons)

1. fashion house