English Explanatory Dictionary

manse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To excommunicate; curse.
noun
  1. A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.
  2. A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house.
  3. A large house, a mansion.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

manse manses mansing mansed

Etymology

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

Related words

manor mansion child of the manse son of the manse daughter of the manse
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