Definition of maisonette
1 : a small house
2 : an apartment often on two floors
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Origin and Etymology of maisonette
French maisonnette, from Old French, diminutive of maison house, from Latin mansion-, mansio dwelling place — more at mansion
First Known Use: 1785
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