- (in certain religious denominations) the house provided for a minister
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manse /mæns/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the house occupied by a minister or parson.
- a handsome, stately mansion.
manse
(mans),USA pronunciation n.
- the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- the dwelling of a landholder;
mansion.
- Medieval Latin mānsus a farm, dwelling, noun, nominal use of past participle of Latin manēre to dwell. See remain
- earlier manss, mans 1480–90
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manse /mæns/ n
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