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manse

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Manse  \Manse\,  n.  [LL.  mansa,  mansus,  mansum,  a  farm,  fr  L. 
  manere,  mansum,  to  stay,  dwell.  See  {Mansion},  {Manor}.] 
  1.  A  dwelling  house,  generally  with  land  attached. 
 
  2.  The  parsonage;  a  clergyman's  house.  [Scot.] 
 
  {Capital  manse},  the  manor  house,  or  lord's  court. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  manse 
  n  1:  a  large  and  imposing  house  [syn:  {mansion},  {mansion  house}, 
  {hall},  {residence}] 
  2:  the  residence  of  a  clergyman  (especially  a  Presbyterian 
  clergyman)




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