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Manse vs Rectory - What's the difference?

manse | rectory |

As nouns the difference between manse and rectory

is that manse is a house inhabited by the minister of a parish while rectory is the residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.

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

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    rectory

    English

    Noun

    (rectories)
  • The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.
  • The residence of an Anglican rector.
  • * , chapter=10
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}