1
archaic
: the dwelling of a householder
2
: the residence of a minister
especially
: the house of a Presbyterian minister
3
: a large imposing residence
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the ivy-covered manse is one of the town's oldest and most prominent landmarks
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Others huddled in conversation in the Great Hall and in what was once the library of Andrew Carnegie’s uptown manse.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
After a four-year absence for renovations, during which the collection was transported to the brutalist Breuer building on Madison Avenue, the Frick is happily back in its bigger, better Fifth Avenue manse.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The mesmerizing Milanese manse Portaluppi designed in the early 1930s for the industrialist Necchi Campiglios serves as the luscious background for Guadagnino’s tale of familial intrigue.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
Soaring ceilings and floor-to-ceiling views of the river and Manhattan skyline beyond make for a truly impressive crash pad.
$42 million manse
Lamar’s latest real estate purchase is also his priciest.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
After a four-year absence for renovations, during which the collection was transported to the brutalist Breuer building on Madison Avenue, the Frick is happily back in its bigger, better Fifth Avenue manse.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The mesmerizing Milanese manse Portaluppi designed in the early 1930s for the industrialist Necchi Campiglios serves as the luscious background for Guadagnino’s tale of familial intrigue.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
Soaring ceilings and floor-to-ceiling views of the river and Manhattan skyline beyond make for a truly impressive crash pad.
$42 million manse
Lamar’s latest real estate purchase is also his priciest.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for manse
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“Manse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manse. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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