MAISONETTE


Meaning of MAISONETTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmā-zə-ˈnet, -sə- ]

noun

Etymology: French maisonnette, from Old French, diminutive of maison house, from Latin mansion-, mansio dwelling place — more at mansion

Date: 1785

1. : a small house

2. : an apartment often on two floors

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.