manse

Dictionary: manse (măns) pronunciation

A cleric's house and land, especially the residence of a Presbyterian minister.
A large stately residence.
Archaic. The dwellings belonging to a householder.

[Middle English manss, a manor house, from Medieval Latin mānsa, a dwelling, from Latin, feminine past participle of manēre, to dwell, remain.]

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The dwelling of a clergyman.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a large and imposing house
Synonyms: mansion, mansion house, hall, residence

Meaning #2: the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)

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The Old Manse, Concord, Massachusetts.

A manse (pronounced /ˈmæns/; from Latin mansus, "dwelling", from manere, "to remain") is a house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of a Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist or United Church.

When selling a former manse, the Church of Scotland always requires that the property should not be called "The Manse" by the new owners, but "The Old Manse" or some other acceptable variation. The intended result is that "The Manse" refers to a working building rather than simply apply as a name.

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The West Manse, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland (formerly the Free Kirk manse)

Many notable Scots are referred to as a "son (or daughter) of the manse", as their fathers were ministers, and they were therefore brought up in a manse:

Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development
Wendy Alexander (sister of Douglas), Labour MSP; former leader of the Labour Party group in the Scottish Parliament (2007–2008); former minister in the Scottish Executive (1999–2002)
John Logie Baird, engineer and inventor of the world's first working television system
Richard Baker MSP, Justice Minister in the Scottish Parliament
Gordon Brown^[1], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
John Buchan, novelist and Unionist MP, served as Governor General of Canada
Peter Fraser, advocate; former Lord Advocate (1989–1992); former Conservative and Unionist MP
James Gray, Conservative MP
William "Captain" Kidd, pirate
Andrew Bonar Law, former Prime Minister (1922–1923)
Eric Liddell, athlete and rugby internationalist, winner of the 400 metres at the 1924 Olympic Games; missionary to China; portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire
Sheena McDonald, broadcaster
Michael Moore, Liberal Democrat MP
John Reith, founder of the BBC
David Steel, former leader of the Liberal Party and the Social and Liberal Democrats; former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
David Tennant (stage name of David McDonald), actor
William Montgomery Watt, Islamic studies scholar and Orientalist
John Witherspoon, signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence

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^ "Brown dismayed as nation asks 'what the hell is a 'manse'?'" (HTML). NewsBiscuit. 2007-07-27. http://newsbiscuit.com/article/brown-dismayed-as-nation-asks-what-the-hell-is-a-manse-632. Retrieved 2007-07-30.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - præstegård (især skotsk), præstebarn

Nederlands (Dutch)
pastorie, groot huis

Français (French)
n. - presbytère

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pfarrhaus

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) πρεσβυτέριο

Italiano (Italian)
presbiterio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - presbitério (m)

Русский (Russian)
дом (шотландского) пастора, надел семьи для одной семьи

Español (Spanish)
n. - casa de un pastor protestante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prästgård

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
牧师住宅

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 牧師住宅

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 목사사택

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 牧師館

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منزل القس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית הכומר, בייחוד בסקוטלנד‬

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