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单词 manse
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manse

(mæns)
Word forms: plural manses
countable noun
In some Christian churches, a manse is the house provided for a clergyman to live in.
[mainly British]
...a Baptist manse in Monmouth.
Synonyms: minister's house, vicarage, rectory, parsonage More Synonyms of manse

manse in British English

(mæns)
noun
(in certain religious denominations) the house provided for a minister
Word origin
C15: from Medieval Latin mansus dwelling, from the past participle of Latin manēre to stay

manse in American English

(mæns)
noun
1. 
the residence of a minister, esp. a Presbyterian minister; parsonage
2.  Archaic
a large, imposing house; mansion
Word origin
LME manss < ML mansus (or mansum, mansa), a dwelling < pp. of L manere, to remain, dwell: see manor

Examples of 'manse' in a sentence
manse

"'Oh, there's a book hold in Lin Serr, Rori, that's as big as the manse back home in Haen Marn.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (1984)
Ahead rose the manse, on the other side of a stone wall and some hedges.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (1984)
In a few minutes he heard the boatmen shouting back and forth up at the manse.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (1984)
He just got back from the Wilson manse in Laguna-- nobody home.
Leeson, Robert GENIE ON THE LOOSE (1984)

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manse

home

(noun) 
Definition
the house provided for a minister of some Christian denominations
the dining-room and parlour of the manse
Synonyms
minister's house
vicarage
rectory
parsonage
deanery

Nearby words of
manse

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  • manservant
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  • mantle

Synonyms of 'manse'

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