What does "mansion" mean?

1. (a large house) a very large and expensive house, usually with many rooms and beautiful grounds. 2. (astrology) one of the 28 parts of the sky used in ancient astrology to track the moon.

How do you use "mansion"?

Countable noun; often used to imply luxury and social status. Usually refers to 'lunar mansions' in historical or esoteric texts.

mansion

US //ˈmænʃən// UK //mˈænʃən// man·sion

1 a large house (n.)
B1 Intermediate

a very large and expensive house, usually with many rooms and beautiful grounds.

a large, impressive, and expensive residence, typically built for a wealthy individual or family.

Example

The movie star lives in a huge mansion with a swimming pool and ten bedrooms.

Example

The historic district is famous for its nineteenth-century mansions, many of which have been preserved as museums or private estates.

Usage

Countable noun; often used to imply luxury and social status.
2 astrology (n.)
C2 Proficiency Technical Archaic

one of the 28 parts of the sky used in ancient astrology to track the moon.

one of the twenty-eight divisions of the zodiac through which the moon passes in its monthly revolution.

Example

Ancient astronomers divided the sky into different mansions to track the moon's path.

Example

The concept of lunar mansions was central to medieval astrological calculations and navigation.

Usage

Usually refers to 'lunar mansions' in historical or esoteric texts.
- station
- house

Origin

Inherited from Middle English mansioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mānsiō (“dwelling, stopping-place”), from the past participle stem of manēre (“stay”). By surface analysis, manse + -ion.