[ So called from its inventor,
n. [ LL. mansa, mansus, mansum, a farm, fr. L. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell. See Mansion, Manor. ]
Capital manse,
n. A male servant. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. mansion, F. maison, fr. L. mansio a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Manse, Manor, Menagerie, Menial, Permanent. ]
In my Father's house are many mansions. John xiv. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
These poets near our princes sleep,
And in one grave their mansions keep. Den&unr_;am. [ 1913 Webster ]
The eight and twenty mansions
That longen to the moon. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mansion house,
v. i. To dwell; to reside. [ Obs. ] Mede. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Resident; residentiary;
n. A large and imposing house.
n. The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter. [ 1913 Webster ]