manse

manse · verb¹

1. Old English · inherited fromāmǣnsumian“to excommunicate”
2. Middle English · inherited frommansien
3. English todaymanse

From Middle English mansien, apheretic variant of amansien, from Old English āmǣnsumian (“to excommunicate”). More at amanse.

manse · noun²

1. Latin · derived frommanēre“to remain”
2. Medieval Latin · derived frommānsus“dwelling”
3. English todaymanse

From Medieval Latin mānsus (“dwelling”), from Latin manēre (“to remain”), whence also manor, mansion. Doublet of mas.

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