Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
manse — manse … Dictionnaire des rimes
MANSE — L’institution du manse, qui connut son plein essor à l’époque carolingienne, était destinée à assurer la mise en valeur d’un domaine dans un monde qui ignorait presque totalement le salariat et dans lequel l’esclavage de type antique était en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Manse — Manse, n. [LL. mansa, mansus, mansum, a farm, fr. L. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell. See {Mansion}, {Manor}.] 1. A dwelling house, generally with land attached. [1913 Webster] 2. The parsonage; a clergyman s house. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] {Capital … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manse — [mæns] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: mansus, from Latin, past participle of manere; MANOR] the house of a Christian minister, especially in Scotland … Dictionary of contemporary English
manse — [ mæns ] noun count a house provided a Christian MINISTER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Manse — On me signale le nom comme étant porté aux Pays Bas. En France, on le rencontre surtout en Béarn (65) et en Languedoc (30, 34). Il devrait s agir d une forme savante du mot mas (= domaine rural, latin mansus). Pour le Béarn, on pensera aussi à un … Noms de famille
manse — late 15c., mansion house, from M.L. mansus dwelling house; amount of land sufficient for a family, noun use of masc. pp. of L. manere to remain (see MANSION (Cf. mansion)) … Etymology dictionary
manse — ► NOUN ▪ a house provided for the minister in the Presbyterian and some other churches. ORIGIN Latin mansus house, dwelling … English terms dictionary
manse — [mans] n. [LME manss < ML mansus (or mansum, mansa), a dwelling < pp. of L manere, to remain, dwell: see MANOR] 1. the residence of a minister, esp. a Presbyterian minister; parsonage 2. Archaic a large, imposing house; mansion … English World dictionary
Manse — For other uses, see Manse (disambiguation). The Old Manse, Concord, Massachusetts. A manse ( … Wikipedia
