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manse

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manse /mæns/ noun [countable]  TBRRCthe house of a Christian minister, especially in Scotland 〔尤指苏格兰的〕(基督教)牧师住宅
Examples from the Corpus
manseChurch and manse were erected in 1860, and a school soon afterwards.The stay of Johnson and Boswell at Cawdor manse captures Johnson in a neat capsule.But the 80 acres of land surrounding the glass-and-granite manse are laced with hiking trails open to the public.That manse, in sight of the sea, was also raided at seven o'clock on Wednesday 27 February.The youth moved in to stay temporarily at the manse but a crisis occurred and he committed suicide.Mrs Drake lived in the manse at Berwick.Fleming the teacher had gone into the manse as soon as Cameron finished.The manse door opened before I reached it.
Origin manse (1400-1500) Medieval Latin mansus, from Latin, past participle of manere; → MANOR
manse nounChinese
house in especially the Christian of minister, Corpus a


manse
manse /mæns/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: mansus, from Latin, past participle of manere; manor
the house of a Christian minister, especially in Scotland


manseBrE /mæns/ 🔊NAmE /mæns/ 🔊 nounthe house of a Christian minister, especially in Scotland (尤指苏格兰的)牧师住宅