mansioun
English
Noun
mansioun (plural mansiouns)
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mansiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
mansioun (plural mansiouns)
- A place where one makes their home or dwells; a home:
- A house, hostel, palace, etc; a purpose-built dwelling or habitation.
- A heavenly habitation or abode.
- (figurative) The abode of a human behaviour.
- (rare) An animal's dwelling or abode.
- (rare) A temporary waypoint on a journey.
- The action of living somewhere; residence.
- An astrological house or mansion.
Descendants
- English: mansion
References
- “mansiǒun (n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-20.
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