A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house for the wealthy. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus the perfect passive participle of manere "to remain" or "to stay". In the Roman Empire, a mansio was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or via, where cities sprang up, and where the villas of provincial officials came to be placed. 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 would remain there— hence it is easy to see how the word 'Mansion' came to have its meaning.

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The very first 'mansions', as we understand the term, were probably the villas built for the provincial ruling class of the Roman Empire. As you might expect, they were placed at strategic points on a Roman road, which often grew into provincial towns. Mansions were large buildings or complexes of buildings, often with official functions, placed in full public view.

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