Definition of "manse"

manse¹

/mæns/

verb
third-person singular simple present manses, present participle mansing, simple past and past participle mansed
1. (transitive) To excommunicate; curse.

manse²

/mæns/

noun
plural manses
1. A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.
  Quotations
  He has caught a glint of steel in the manse gateway, but it is only the minister's bicycle still chained to the trunk of a monkeypuzzle tree as a precaution against unchristian covetousness.
  1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy
2. (archaic) A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house.
3. A large house, a mansion.