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manse (mans)

noun

  1. the residence of a minister, esp. a Presbyterian minister; parsonage
  2. Archaic a large, imposing house; mansion

Etymology: LME manss < ML mansus (or mansum, mansa), a dwelling < pp. of L manere, to remain, dwell: see manor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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