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Mansion

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The Latin mansio was simply a tent pitched for soldiers on the march; and, hence a “day’s journey” (Pliny, xii. 14). Subsequently the word was applied to a roadside house for the accommodation of strangers. (Suetonius: Tit. 10).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Manna (Exodus xvi. 15)
Manna of St. Nicholas of Bari
Mannering
Mannington (George)
Manningtree (Essex)
Manoa
Manon Lescaut
Manor, Demesne
Mansard Roof
Mansfield
Mansion
Mantaccini
Mantalini (Madame)
Mantel-piece (A)
Mantible (Bridge of)
Mantiger
Mantle of Fidelity (The)
Mantra or Mintra (Persian mythology)
Mantuan Swain, Swan, or Bard (The)
Manucodiata (The)
Manumit