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maison

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See also: Maison and maîson

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French, from Old French maisun, meson, inherited from Latin mānsiōnem (abode, home, dwelling), from maneō (remain, stay) (whence also French manoir).

Doublet of mansion, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maison f (plural maisons)

  1. house

Derived terms

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See also

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Adjective

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maison (invariable)

  1. homemade
    Synonyms: domestique, fait maison
    une grande tarte maisona big home-made pie
    spécialité maisonspeciality of the house
  2. (employment) in-house
    La compagnie a un département de traduction maison.The company has an in-house translation department.
  3. (colloquial, intensifier) first-rate, top-notch
    une engueulade maisona hell of a telling off

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French maisun, meson.

Noun

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maison f (plural maisons)

  1. house (building intended to be lived in)
  2. house; dynasty
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 31:
      il dist qu'il estoit de la maison au Roy Artus
      he says he was from the House of King Arthur

Descendants

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  • French: maison

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French maison. Doublet of mansión.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈson/ [meˈsõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: mai‧son

Noun

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maison f (plural maisons)

  1. fashion house

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.