Manse

mans, in Scottish affairs, the dwelling of the minister. The Presbyterian clergyman of the established church is entitled by law to a manse at the expense of certain landholders called heritors. They must build and keep it in good condition; the minister is required to make ordinary repairs at his own expense. The term has spread to other denominations and lands. Hawthorne adopted the term in his Mosses from an Old Manse, written while he was residing in the old parsonage or manse of Concord.