i Register
In some senses, manse is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
manse
/mæns/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
last
MANSE + NOUN
afternoon, gateway
PREP.
in
Definitions
verb
1
To excommunicate; curse.
noun
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.
2
A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house.
3
A large house, a mansion.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
301
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.
Wiktionary02
I am invited to tea at the manse tomorrow afternoon!
Tatoeba · #583374903
The Yiddish word מעשׂה is pronounced "mayse," "mase," or "manse," the last of which contains a remnant of an old velar nasal pronunciation of the letter ayin.
Tatoeba · #11162785Usage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars