Mansionette
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large and somewhat luxurious house. US
"In the smaller plans of a "Mansionette near Wimbledon Park," "Semi-detached Houses," and "The Compact House built near Blackheath," we are not favoured with any scale."
- 2 A flat that spans two or more floors, and often has its own entrance (i.e. not off a communal hallway). UK
"gone to London to work and had left her mansionette flat empty. The mansionettes stood on high ground overlooking the docks."
Example
More examples"In the smaller plans of a "Mansionette near Wimbledon Park," "Semi-detached Houses," and "The Compact House built near Blackheath," we are not favoured with any scale."
Etymology
From mansion + -ette. Doublet of maisonette.
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