mansion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
  2. noun a large and imposing house

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, house, planetary house

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