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manse

Pronunciation: /mans/

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Definition of manse

noun

  • a house provided for a minister of certain Christian Churches, especially the Scottish Presbyterian Church.
  • US informal a person’s house or home: she has just returned to her mother and the family manse after being expelled from convent school

Phrases

son (or daughter) of the manse

the child of a minister, especially of the Scottish Presbyterian Church.

Origin:

late 15th century (denoting the principal house of an estate): from medieval Latin mansus 'house, dwelling', from manere 'remain'

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