manse

[US]/mæns/
[UK]/mæns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a residence for a minister - typically used in Christian churches, providing housing for a minister.

Phrases & Collocations

Scottish manse

Example Sentences

The wealthy businessman lived in a grand manse.

The historic manse was converted into a museum.

The old manse was surrounded by beautiful gardens.

The manse had a stunning view of the mountains.

The newlyweds moved into their cozy manse.

The manse was filled with antique furniture.

The manse had a welcoming fireplace in the living room.

The manse was located in a secluded area.

The manse had a beautiful stained glass window.

The manse was known for its elegant architecture.

Real-world Examples

I'll send her to the manse tomorrow and borrow the Peep of the Day series, that's what I'll do.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

" My brother and I were guests in Illyrio's manse for half a year. If he meant to sell us, he could have done it then" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

I still remember there was a huge Indian community in the neighborhood where I grew up, and my father worked in a place called Chungking Mansion.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

Old and young liked the frank, cheerful young man with his high ideals, and the bright, gentle little lady who assumed the mistress-ship of the manse.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

Across the lake, visible the four miles only on a clear day, is the tower of the old Samson manse, decaying in the middle of the still prosperous orange grove.

Source: Cross Stream (Part 1)

" Your Grace, " said Missandei, " Ghiscari inter their honored dead in crypts below their manses. if you would boil the bones clean and return them to their kin, it would be a kindness" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

" It seems like disloyalty to Matthew, somehow, to find pleasure in these things now that he has gone, " she said wistfully to Mrs. Allan one evening when they were together in the manse garden.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

It was already drawing towards the close of the day before I had returned the newspapers at the manse, and got well forward on to the links on my way home. I shall never forget that walk.

Source: The New Arabian Nights (Part Two)

The whole expense of the church, including what is occasionally laid out for the building and reparation of churches, and of the manses of ministers, cannot well be supposed to exceed eighty or eighty-five thousand pounds a-year.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Four)

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