The meaning of Mansion

noun

A place of residence; a house or home.

Usage examples:

My humble abode

verb

Archaic past of abide.

noun

The place where someone lives

Usage examples:

[ c ] he was a wanderer with no permanent abode.

noun

A large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat.

Usage examples:

Edinburgh castle

verb

Make a special move (no more than once in a game by each player) in which the king is transferred from its original square two squares along the back rank towards a rook on its corner square which is then transferred to the square passed over by the king.

Usage examples:

Both of the players castled on the queenside

noun

A large building with strong walls, built in the past by a king or other important person for protection against attack

noun

A large french country house or castle, often giving its name to wine made in its neighbourhood.

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Château margaux

noun

A large house, esp. in france, or a castle in france

noun

The room or space just inside the front entrance of a house or flat.

Usage examples:

Set on five acres, there is a reception hall, drawing room, anteroom, dining room, kitchen, pantry,…

noun

A large country house or manor house in france.

Usage examples:

It was not until the 1980s that exchange controls finally came to an end, and with them the freedom…

noun

A large country house with lands.

Usage examples:

A tudor manor house in the english countryside

noun

A large old house in the country with land belonging to it, especially in europe

noun

A large and impressive building forming the official residence of a ruler, pope, archbishop, etc.

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The royal palace

noun

A large, highly decorated house, esp. one that is the official home of a king or queen

Usage examples:

Most of the palace is open to the public as a museum.

noun

A palatial building, especially in italy.

Usage examples:

Dotted all around it are perfect little palazzi and art deco buildings, and the city boasts broad p…

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A very large and beautiful italian house, especially one that a member of a royal family or person of high social rank used to live in

Usage examples:

He rents a flat in a former palazzo on a quiet venetian canal., via garibaldi is lined with stunnin…

noun

A heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.

Usage examples:

He placed the books in a neat pile

verb

Place (things) one on top of the other.

Usage examples:

She piled all the groceries on the counter

verb

Strengthen or support (a structure) with piles.

Usage examples:

An earlier bridge may have been piled

noun

A person's home, especially a large and impressive one.

Usage examples:

The youth hostel has been adapted from a private residence

noun

The place where someone lives, or the condition of living somewhere

Usage examples:

[ c ] that big building is the governor’s official residence (= home)., [ u ] she took up residence…

noun

A home, or the fact of living in a particular home

Usage examples:

The property will be used as her main residence., many banks require proof of residence to open an …

noun

(in germany, austria, or their former territories) a castle.

Usage examples:

The manor lords it over the pines perched halfway up barkin fell like a bavarian schloss

noun

A thing made or used for sitting on, such as a chair or stool.

Usage examples:

I sat down in the white chair while dr. clark took a seat on a stool that sat to my left.

verb

Arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere.

Usage examples:

Owen seated his guests in the draughty baronial hall

noun

A piece of furniture or other place for someone to sit

Usage examples:

She left her jacket on the back of her seat., i got a seat on the flight to new york., please take …

noun

(especially in continental europe) a large and luxurious country house in its own grounds.

Usage examples:

Several hours surfing later and paul had located a luxurious villa, not quite in japan, but just an…

noun

A large house, usually in a rural area or near the sea