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Manse

//mæns// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman) wordnet
  3. 3
    A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house. archaic
  4. 4
    a large and imposing house wordnet
  5. 5
    A large house, a mansion.
Verb
  1. 1
    To excommunicate; curse. transitive

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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