mansion
noun /ˈmænʃn/
  /ˈmænʃn/
 - [countable] a large, impressive house enlarge image enlarge image- an 18th century country mansion
 Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc1, Buildingsc1- The historic mansion stands in 160 acres of parkland.
- The restaurant is housed in an exquisite colonial mansion in the city centre.
 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
 - live in
- have
- own
- …
 - stand
 - house
- block
- flat
- …
 
- Mansions[plural] (British English) used in the names of blocks of flats- 2 Moscow Mansions, Cromwell Road
 
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the chief residence of a lord): via Old French from Latin mansio(n-) ‘place where someone stays’, from manere ‘remain’.
