(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:02:56

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.

 

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