Man"sion (?), n. [OF. mansion,
F. maison, fr. L. mansio a staying, remaining, a
dwelling, habitation, fr. manere, mansum, to stay,
dwell; akin to Gr. &?;. Cf. Manse, Manor,
Menagerie, Menial, Permanent.]
1. A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole
of a house or other shelter. [Obs.]
In my Father's house are many
mansions.
John xiv. 2.
These poets near our princes sleep,
And in one grave their mansions keep.
Den&?;am.
2. The house of the lord of a manor; a manor
house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.
3. (Astrol.) A twelfth part of the
heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8. Chaucer.
4. The place in the heavens occupied each day
by the moon in its monthly revolution. [Obs.]
The eight and twenty mansions
That longen to the moon.
Chaucer.
Mansion house, the house in which one
resides; specifically, in London and some other cities, the official
residence of the Lord Mayor. Blackstone.
Man"sion, v. i. To dwell; to
reside. [Obs.] Mede.
