manse

Meaning

Verb

To excommunicate; curse.

Noun

1. A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.
2. (archaic) A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house.
3. A large house, a mansion.

Synonyms

rectory

vicarage

residence

mansion

parsonage

mansion house

hall

presbytery

castle

🏰

glebe house

block

Translations

Pfarrhaus

manoir

Schloss

🔒

μέγαρο

έπαυλη

αρχοντικό

οικία εφημερίου

πρεσβυτέριο

château

🏰

domicile

immeuble

résidence

séjour

canonica

dimora

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mæns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mansien

Inherited from Old English: āmǣnsumian

In summary

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