I have always dreamnt of living in a large mansion close to a sea side
That sounds amazing. The word itself is interesting. Comes from Old Fench from "mansio" - "dwelling"
Any other facts you know?
For example the English word "manese" meant a property big enough for parish priest to maintain himself. It's no longer sustained this way but it used to be.
What what determines a mansion?
Pretty much wealthy dwellings. Luxurious, extensive properties. It started in ancient Rome and then followed through the ages.
When was the term first used historically?
would "remain" there...
History.
Within an ancient Roman city, aristocratic people or just wealthy dwellings might be very extensive and luxurious. Such mansions on one hill in Rome became so extensive that the term palatial was derived from the name Palatine hill and is the etymological origin of "palace". Mansions of considerable size and state significance are called palaces.
Following the fall of Rome the practice of building unfortified villas ceased. Today, the oldest inhabited mansions around the world usually began their existence as fortified
Mansion
A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word "mansio" "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb "manere" "to dwell". The English word "manse" originally defined a property large enough for the parish priest to maintain himself, but a mansion is no longer self-sustaining in this way (compare a Roman or medieval villa). "Manor" comes from the same root—territorial holdings granted to a lord who