manse
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
the dwelling of a landholder; mansion.
Origin of manse
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Ranging from a low of $325,000 for a shell to a high of $18 million for a Beaux Arts manse, there are only 167 homes to choose from.
Brady purchased part of a rather rundown monastery and transformed it into Casa de la Torre—his own private manse.
Casa de la Torre: The Museum of Mexico’s Liberace | Brandon Presser | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis move to the Tribune would be followed by a move to a suburban manse—“Heresy!”
The Stacks: John Schulian’s Classic Profile of Newspaper Columnist Mike Royko | John Schulian | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth he and the former prime minister have Scottish-manse backgrounds, and share terse, grumpy, and often awkward social manners.
Actually, tribal reunions occur at a rambling manse in Kennebunkport, Maine.
The book opens in the stagnant, wet spring of 1950 at Hart House, a lonesome English manse a mile away from the nearest road.
3 Secret Novels: Coral Glynn, The Thief, and Bloodland | Claiborne Smith, Hugh Ryan, Jane Ciabattari | March 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe following sentences are from “The Old manse;” there is no mistake here.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterHe tied up the three volumes in a red handkerchief, and called with them at the manse.
Really she seemed so put out at being at the manse that she could not raise her eyes.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. BarrieThey kept possession, however, of the white manse among the trees.
Auld Licht Idylls | J. M. BarrieAfter one evening she declined and went to the manse instead; she enjoyed being with 'Thusia.
Dominie Dean | Ellis Parker Butler
British Dictionary definitions for manse
/ (mæns) /
(in certain religious denominations) the house provided for a minister
Origin of manse
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