I always wanted to live in a mansion. It is a large dwelling house.
Oh, me too. You have to be pretty rich for those, though. Do you know the average cost of one?
The biggest ones go for over $1 million. The word "mansion" is derived from the latin word "mansio" which means dwelling.
Oh, haha. Mansio, that sounds funny. Where was the first one built, do you know?
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
intervals, known as castra. Probably originally established as simple places of military encampment, in process of time they included barracks and magazines of provisions (horrea) for the troops. Over time the need arose for a more sophisticated form of shelter for travelling dignitaries and officials. The Latin term "mansio" is derived from "manere", signifying to pass the night at a place while travelling. (The word is likely to be the source of the English word "mansion", though their uses are entirely different)