Manse Definition

măns
noun
The residence of a minister, esp. a Presbyterian minister; parsonage.
Webster's New World
A large, imposing house; mansion.
Webster's New World
The dwellings belonging to a householder.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Manse

Noun

Singular:
manse
Plural:
manses

Origin of Manse

  • Middle English manss a manor house from Medieval Latin mānsa a dwelling from Latin feminine past participle of manēre to dwell, remain men-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English mansien, apheretic variant of amansien, from Old English āmÇ£nsumian (“to excommunicate"). More at amanse.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin mansus (“dwelling"), from manere (“to remain"), from whence also manor, mansion.

    From Wiktionary

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