Manse
//mæns// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.
"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 the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman) wordnet
- 3 A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house. archaic
- 4 a large and imposing house wordnet
- 5 A large house, a mansion.
Verb
- 1 To excommunicate; curse. transitive
Example
More examples"I am invited to tea at the manse tomorrow afternoon!"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English mansien, apheretic variant of amansien, from Old English āmǣnsumian (“to excommunicate”). More at amanse.
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin mansus (“dwelling”), from Latin manere (“to remain”), whence also manor, mansion. Doublet of mas.
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