n. Chiefly British 1. A small house. 2. An apartment occupying two or more floors of a larger building and often having its own entrance from outside. [French maisonnette, diminutive of maison, house, dwelling, from Old French, from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōn-; see MANSION.] |
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