== English == === Noun === mansioun (plural mansiouns) Obsolete spelling of mansion == Middle English == === Alternative forms === mansion, mansyon, mansione, mancioun, manysoun, mansyoun, mancyon, mancion === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mansiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /manˈsjuːn/, /ˈmansjun/ === Noun === mansioun (plural mansiouns) A place where one makes their home or dwells; a home: A house, hostel, palace, etc; a purpose-built dwelling or habitation. A heavenly habitation or abode. (figuratively) The abode of a human behaviour. (rare) An animal's dwelling or abode. (rare) A temporary waypoint on a journey. The action of living somewhere; residence. An astrological house or mansion. ==== Descendants ==== English: mansion ==== References ==== “mansiǒun (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-20.