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| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] mansion-, mansio, from manēre to remain, dwell; akin to [[Greek]] ''menein'' or μονή ''monay'' to remain |
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A '''mansion''', manson or manor is a very large dwelling house. U.S. realtors define a mansion as a dwelling of over 8,000 square feet (740 m2). A [[traditional]] European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms. Today, however, there is no [[formal]] definition beyond being a large and well-appointed house. | A '''mansion''', manson or manor is a very large dwelling house. U.S. realtors define a mansion as a dwelling of over 8,000 square feet (740 m2). A [[traditional]] European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms. Today, however, there is no [[formal]] definition beyond being a large and well-appointed house. | ||
| − | The [[word]] itself derives (through Old French) from the [[Latin]] word mansiō ("act of remaining or staying", a verbal noun from manere "to remain" or "to stay".) In the [ | + | The [[word]] itself derives (through Old French) from the [[Latin]] word mansiō ("act of remaining or staying", a verbal noun from manere "to remain" or "to stay".) In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire], a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansio mansio] was an official stopping place on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_road Roman road], or via, where cities sprang up, and where the villas of provincial officials came to be placed. The Scots word "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manse manse]" originally defined a [[property]] large enough for the Minister of the parish to maintain himself, but a mansion is no longer self-sustaining in this way (compare a Roman or medieval [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa villa]). 'Manor' comes from the same [[root]] — territorial holdings granted to a lord who would remain there — hence it can be seen how the word 'Mansion' came to have its [[meaning]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansions] |
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Latest revision as of 01:28, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin mansion-, mansio, from manēre to remain, dwell; akin to Greek menein or μονή monay to remain
Definitions
- 1a obsolete : the act of remaining or dwelling : stay
- b archaic : dwelling, abode
- c. obsolete A stopping place on a journey; the distance between two stopping places; a stage. Used chiefly in the context of the Bible and the Middle East.
- 2a (1) : manor house (2) : a large imposing residence
- b : a separate apartment or lodging in a large structure
- 3a : house
- b : one of the 28 parts into which the moon's monthly course through the heavens is divided
Description
A mansion, manson or manor is a very large dwelling house. U.S. realtors define a mansion as a dwelling of over 8,000 square feet (740 m2). A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms. Today, however, there is no formal definition beyond being a large and well-appointed house.
The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansiō ("act of remaining or staying", a verbal noun from manere "to remain" or "to stay".) In the Roman Empire, a mansio was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or via, where cities sprang up, and where the villas of provincial officials came to be placed. The Scots word "manse" originally defined a property large enough for the Minister of the parish to maintain himself, but a mansion is no longer self-sustaining in this way (compare a Roman or medieval villa). 'Manor' comes from the same root — territorial holdings granted to a lord who would remain there — hence it can be seen how the word 'Mansion' came to have its meaning.[1]
