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Manse vs Parsonage - What's the difference?

manse | parsonage | Synonyms |

Parsonage is a synonym of manse.



As nouns the difference between manse and parsonage

is that manse is a house inhabited by the minister of a parish while parsonage is a house provided by the church for a parson, vicar or rector.

As a verb manse

is to excommunicate; curse.

manse

English

(wikipedia manse)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) mansien, apheretic variant of amansien, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Verb

(mans)
  • To excommunicate; curse.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , from whence also manor, mansion.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.
  • (archaic) A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house.
  • 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

    Anagrams

    * ----

    parsonage

    English

    (wikipedia parsonage)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A house provided by the church for a parson, vicar or rector.

    • Synonyms

    * rectory * manse * vicarage