manse /mæns/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.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 •A large house, a mansion. •(no longer used) A family dwelling, an owner-occupied house. verb1 •To excommunicate; curse. formsmansed · mansing · manses
