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Webster 1913 Edition

Manse

Manse

,
Noun.
[LL.
mansa
,
mansus
,
mansum
, a farm, fr. L.
manere
,
mansum
, to stay, dwell. See
Mansion
,
Manor
.]
1.
A dwelling house, generally with land attached.
2.
The parsonage; a clergyman’s house.
[Scot.]
Capital manse
,
the manor house, or lord's court.

Webster 1828 Edition

Manse

MANSE

,
Noun.
mans. [L. mansio, from maneo, to abide.]
1.
A house or habitation; particularly, a parsonage house. A capital manse is the manor-house or lord's court.
2.
A farm.

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