manse

M3A1N1S1E1
/mæns/

verb

To excommunicate; curse.

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mansionmansion househallresidence
OriginMiddle English mansien ← Old English āmǣnsumian →
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Meanings

manse1

verbmanse (third-person singular simple present manses, present participle mansing, simple past and past participle mansed)

present singular third person manses · participle present mansing · participle past mansed · past mansed

  1. transitiveTo excommunicate; curse.

manse2

nounmanse (plural manses)

plural manses

  1. A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.

    He has caught a glint of steel in the manse gateway, but it is only the minister's bicycle still chained to the trunk of a monkeypuzzle tree as a precaution against unchristian covetousness.

    1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy
  2. archaicA family dwelling, an owner-occupied house.
  3. A large house, a mansion.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large and imposing house

Similar
mansionmansion househallresidence
Broader
house
Also see
hallmansionresidence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

manse · verb

  1. Old Englishāmǣnsumian“to excommunicate”
  2. Middle Englishmansien
  3. Englishmanse

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

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manse · noun

  1. Latinmanēre“to remain”
  2. Medieval Latinmānsus“dwelling”
  3. Englishmanse

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

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Translations

Finnish pappila
  • pappilahouse inhabited by the minister of a parish
German Pfarrhaus
  • Pfarrhaushouse inhabited by the minister of a parish
Hungarian parókia, paplak
  • parókiahouse inhabited by the minister of a parish
  • paplakhouse inhabited by the minister of a parish
Italian canonica, presbiterio
  • canonicahouse inhabited by the minister of a parish
  • presbiteriohouse inhabited by the minister of a parish
Turkish papaz evi
  • papaz evihouse inhabited by the minister of a parish

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with manse

FrancefinancedanceadvancechanceenhanceromanceglanceentranceHanslancestanceVancePenzanceexpanseperchancerancehanceaskanceprancepsytrancehansebechanceCome By Chance
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Anagrams

meansmensamanesSemanmesna
Cite this entry
APA

manse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manse

MLA

“manse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manse.

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