manse
/mans
/noun
1A house provided for a minister of certain Christian Churches, especially the Scottish Presbyterian Church.LMI properties are used for ministry purposes in a similar way that many churches or ministries would provide a manse for their ministers....
- For two years, they lived in the manse and provided regular ministry and leadership of young people's groups before going to Spain.
- In previous years the house has served as a manse for the United Presbyterian Church.
Synonyms
minister's house;
vicarage, parsonage, rectory, deanery
archaic glebe house
1.1US informal A person’s house or home: she has just returned to her mother and the family manse after being expelled from convent school...
- Of the larger properties to come to market in recent weeks are Kells House and gardens in Co Kerry, a Victorian fairytale manse on 46 acres at Cahersiveen.
- And I had a wonderful conversation and a great visit with her at Friar Park, which is a magnificent Victorian manse that has incredible gardens.
- In an attempt to make a series like The Real World out of the Osbournes, the family opened the doors of their swish Beverly Hills manse to an MTV camera crew over a four-month period last year.
Phrases
son (or daughter) of the manse
Origin
Late 15th century (denoting the principal house of an estate): from medieval Latin mansus 'house, dwelling', from manere 'remain'.