manse

[ mans ]

/ mæns /

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noun

the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.

the dwelling of a landholder; mansion.

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Origin of manse

1480–90; earlier manss, mans<Medieval Latin mānsus a farm, dwelling, noun use of past participle of Latin manēre to dwell. See remain

Words nearby manse

manrope, mansard, Mansart, man's best friend, manscape, manse, Mansell, manservant, Man's Fate, Mansfield, Man shall not live by bread alone

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How to use manse in a sentence

Ranging from a low of $325,000 for a shell to a high of $18 million for a Beaux Arts manse, there are only 167 homes to choose from.
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Brady purchased part of a rather rundown monastery and transformed it into Casa de la Torre—his own private manse.
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His move to the Tribune would be followed by a move to a suburban manse—“Heresy!”
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Both he and the former prime minister have Scottish-manse backgrounds, and share terse, grumpy, and often awkward social manners.
Curtains for Murdoch|Peter Jukes|April 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Actually, tribal reunions occur at a rambling manse in Kennebunkport, Maine.
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The book opens in the stagnant, wet spring of 1950 at Hart House, a lonesome English manse a mile away from the nearest road.
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The following sentences are from “The Old Manse;” there is no mistake here.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
He tied up the three volumes in a red handkerchief, and called with them at the manse.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893|Various
Really she seemed so put out at being at the manse that she could not raise her eyes.
A Window in Thrums|J. M. Barrie
They kept possession, however, of the white manse among the trees.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie
After one evening she declined and went to the manse instead; she enjoyed being with 'Thusia.
Dominie Dean|Ellis Parker Butler

British Dictionary definitions for manse

manse

/ (mæns) /

noun

(in certain religious denominations) the house provided for a minister

Word Origin for manse

C15: from Medieval Latin mansus dwelling, from the past participle of Latin manēre to stay

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