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English Dictionary: manse by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
manse
n
  1. a large and imposing house [syn: mansion, {mansion house}, manse, hall, residence]
  2. the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Manse \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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