manse

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English

An old manse, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To excommunicate; curse.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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
  • 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

Noun

manse

  1. manse

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Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

manse f pl

  1. feminine plural of manso

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Latin

Participle

mānse

  1. vocative masculine singular of mānsus
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