Mansion (disambiguation)

A ‘’’mansion’’’ can be:

• A dwelling
• A place in heaven; “the mansions”
• A manor house; also generally used as a generic term to refer to any great house, a large and seemingly opulent residence.
• A Japanese condominim
• Formerly in astronomy, a place in the heavens

It derives from the same Latin source as the words manor and. manse

Although the most commonly recognized meaning today is probably “large house”, mansion is a curious word because in this sense a ‘’mansion’’ does not technically exist: there is no architectural building called a ‘’mansion’’ and no social “mansion”, as using the word to refer to a specific residence falls outside of the rules of etiquette.

For a discussion of the history and use of the word mansion, the origin and development of the concept of mansions and the composition of their household staff, see great house.

For specific residential styles that are often or may be referred to as mansions, see:

• castle
• chateau
• country house
• bungalow
• faux chateau
• manor house
• mcmansion
• palace
• villa

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