different between manse vs rectory

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæns/
• Rhymes: -æns

Etymology 1

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

Verb

manse (third-person singular simple present manses, present participle mansing, simple past and past participle mansed)

1. (transitive) To excommunicate; curse.

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin mansus (“dwelling”), from Latin manere (“to remain”), whence also manor, mansion. Doublet of mas.

Noun

manse (plural manses)

1. A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.

   Coordinate terms: vicarage, rectory, parsonage
2. (archaic) A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house.
3. A large house, a mansion.

Quotations

• circa 1890: George Otto Trevelyan, Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay

  All favourable hereditary influences, both intellectual and moral, are assured by a genealogy which derives from a Scotch Manse.

Related terms

• manor
• mansion
• child of the manse
• son of the manse
• daughter of the manse

Translations

Anagrams

• Means, Mensa, Seman, amens, manes, means, mensa, mesna, names, namés, neams, ñames

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -anse
• Hyphenation: màn?se

Adjective

manse

1. feminine plural of manso

Latin

Participle

m?nse

1. vocative masculine singular of m?nsus

English

Etymology

From Middle French rectorie, from Medieval Latin rectoria. See rector.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???kt??i/
• Hyphenation: rec?to?ry

Noun

rectory (plural rectories)

1. The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.
2. The residence of an Anglican rector.

   Coordinate terms: vicarage, parsonage, (for both senses) manse

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