Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manse \Manse\, n. [LL. mansa, mansus, mansum, a farm, fr. L.
   manere, mansum, to stay, dwell. See {Mansion}, {Manor}.]
   1. A dwelling house, generally with land attached.

   2. The parsonage; a clergyman's house. [Scot.]

   {Capital manse}, the manor house, or lord's court.

Source : WordNet®

manse
     n 1: a large and imposing house [syn: {mansion}, {mansion house},
           {hall}, {residence}]
     2: the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian
        clergyman)