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manse

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manse  (mns)
n.
1. A cleric's house and land, especially the residence of a Presbyterian minister.
2. A large stately residence.
3. Archaic The dwellings belonging to a householder.
[Middle English manss, a manor house, from Medieval Latin mnsa, a dwelling, from Latin, feminine past participle of manre, to dwell, remain; see men-3 in Indo-European roots.]
manse [mæns]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (in certain religious denominations) the house provided for a minister
[from Medieval Latin mansus dwelling, from the past participle of Latin manēre to stay]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mansemanse - a large and imposing house          
mansion house, mansion, residence, hall
house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
manor, manor house - the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
manor hall, hall - the large room of a manor or castle
castle, palace - a large and stately mansion
stately home - a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family
2.manse - the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)
residence - the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"
manse
noun minister's house, vicarage, rectory, parsonage, deanery the dining-room and parlour of the manse
Translations
manse [mæns] N (esp Brit) → casa f del pastor(protestante)
manse
n → Pfarrhaus nt
manse [mæns] n → canonica
manse [mæns] n → canonica


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Your father, too, was a man of learning as befitted his position; no man more plausibly conducted school; nor had he the manner or the speech of a common dominie; but (as ye will yourself remember) I took aye a pleasure to have him to the manse to meet the gentry; and those of my own house, Campbell of Kilrennet, Campbell of Dunswire, Campbell of Minch, and others, all well-kenned gentlemen, had pleasure in his society.
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I'll send her to the manse tomorrow and borrow the Peep of the Day series, that's what I'll do.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
The first time was three or four years since, when I favoured the reader -- inexcusably, and for no earthly reason that either the indulgent reader or the intrusive author could imagine -- with a description of my way of life in the deep quietude of an Old Manse.
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