manse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large and imposing house
    mansion; residence; hall; mansion house.
  2. noun the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)

WordNet

Manse noun
Etymology
LL. mansa, mansus, mansum, a farm, fr. L. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell. See Mansion, Manor.
Definitions
  1. A dwelling house, generally with land attached.
  2. The parsonage; a clergyman's house. Scot.

Webster 1913