n. [ OF. mansion, F. maison, fr. L. mansio a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Manse, Manor, Menagerie, Menial, Permanent. ] 1. A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

In my Father's house are many mansions. John xiv. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

These poets near our princes sleep,
And in one grave their mansions keep. Den&unr_;am. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Astrol.) A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The eight and twenty mansions
That longen to the moon. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mansion house, the house in which one resides; specifically, in London and some other cities, the official residence of the Lord Mayor. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To dwell; to reside. [ Obs. ] Mede. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resident; residentiary; as, mansionary canons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large and imposing house.
Syn. -- mansion, manse, hall, residence. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]