Manse (?), n. [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.
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