manse

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English

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An old manse, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
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Etymology 1

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From Middle English mansien, apheretic variant of amansien, from Old English āmǣnsumian (to excommunicate). More at amanse.

Verb

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manse (third-person singular simple present manses, present participle mansing, simple past and past participle mansed)

  1. (transitive) To excommunicate; curse.

Etymology 2

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From Medieval Latin mansus (dwelling), from Latin manere (to remain), whence also manor, mansion. Doublet of mas.

Noun

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manse (plural manses)

  1. A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.
    Coordinate terms: vicarage, rectory, parsonage
    • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
      He has caught a glint of steel in the manse gateway, but it is only the minister's bicycle still chained to the trunk of a monkeypuzzle tree as a precaution against unchristian covetousness.
  2. (archaic) A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house.
  3. A large house, a mansion.
Quotations
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  • circa 1890: George Otto Trevelyan, Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay
    All favourable hereditary influences, both intellectual and moral, are assured by a genealogy which derives from a Scotch Manse.
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French

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Noun

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manse

  1. manse

Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈman.se/
  • Rhymes: -anse
  • Hyphenation: màn‧se

Adjective

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manse f pl

  1. feminine plural of manso

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Latin

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Participle

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mānse

  1. vocative masculine singular of mānsus