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Definition of Mansion

1. Noun. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided.

Definition of Mansion

1. n. A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter.

2. v. i. To dwell; to reside.

Definition of Mansion

1. Noun. A large house or building, usually built for the wealthy. ¹

2. Noun. (U.K.) A luxurious flat (apartment). ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) A house provided for a clergyman; a manse. ¹

4. Noun. (obsolete) A stopping-place during a journey; a stage. ¹

5. Noun. (historical) An astrological house; a station of the moon. ¹

6. Noun. (context: Chinese astronomy) One of twenty-eight sections of the sky. ¹

7. Noun. (context: chiefly in the plural) An individual habitation or apartment within a large house or group of buildings. (Now chiefly in allusion to John 14:2.) ¹

8. Noun. Any of the branches of the Rastafari movement. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mansion

1. a large, impressive house [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mansion

1. 1. A dwelling place, whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter. "In my Father's house are many mansions." (John xiv. 2) "These poets near our princes sleep, And in one grave their mansions keep." (Denam) 2. The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension. 3. A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House. 4. The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution. "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. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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