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manse en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /mæns/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To excommunicate; curse.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
manses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
mansed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mansed Tense=Past lexicographic
mansing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

manse en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /mæns/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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. (archaic) A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house.
  3. A large house, a mansion.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
manses Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

vicarage · rectory · parsonage

Relateds

manor · daughter of the manse · child of the manse · son of the manse · mansion

Translations (8)

it canonica (house inhabited by the minister of a parish) · it presbiterio (house inhabited by the minister of a parish) · hu parókia (house inhabited by the minister of a parish) · dsb fara (house inhabited by the minister of a parish) · de Pfarrhaus (house inhabited by the minister of a parish) · tr papaz evi (house inhabited by the minister of a parish) · fi pappila (house inhabited by the minister of a parish) · hu paplak (house inhabited by the minister of a parish)