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Added 9 October 2026

manse

/mæns/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about manse at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A large and imposing house.
The residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman).

Origin

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

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