manse
manse Lexical Profile
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• noun
A house and land provided by a congregation for their minister or clergyman, historically and most specifically associated with the Presbyterian Church.
"The new reverend and his family spent their first week unpacking boxes in the historic brick manse adjacent to the church."
A large, imposing, or stately residential building; a mansion.
"The eccentric author rarely left the confines of his sprawling stone manse in the isolated countryside."
Word Nuance & Usage
While strictly referring to the designated home of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian minister), 'manse' is also widely used in literary contexts as an elegant synonym for any large, stately mansion or manor.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin 'mansus' meaning 'dwelling' or 'an extent of land', derived from the Latin 'manere', meaning 'to remain' or 'to dwell'.
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