manse

Etymology 1

From Middle English mansien, apheretic variant of amansien, from Old English āmǣnsumian (“to excommunicate”). More at amanse.

verb

  1. (transitive) To excommunicate; curse.

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin mansus (“dwelling”), from Latin manere (“to remain”), whence also manor, mansion. Doublet of mas.

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. 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy
  2. (archaic) A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house.
  3. A large house, a mansion.

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