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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mans(e, n. Also: manss(e, mance, manis(s, -ys. [Med. L. mansus dwelling, house, also, a quantity of land considered sufficient to support a family, f. L. mans- p.p. stem of manēre to dwell, remain; also e.m.E. mance (1534).]

1. a. A dwelling, residence, esp. a large or stately one, a mansion. b. The principal residence of an estate with its immediately attached outbuildings and land. c. Comb. in mans(e) (dwelling) place.(Cf. Maner n.², Maner place n.).Also, the site of, or for, a mansion. In a few instances there is ambiguity with Mainis n.a., b. 1490 Acta Conc. I. 149/1.
The occupacioun … of the landis … except the auld mansioun that William Inglis has in tak & twa akeris liand besid the said mans 1493 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 334.
Master Symon Dodis parsone … has … byggit ane chawmer vpone the soulȝe and mans of Innernothy in … supple of the said alterage 1497–8 Acta Conc. II. 128.
The malis … with thriddis of al mansys and placis liand within the schirefdomes 1501–2 Ib. III. 131.
The wrangus distruccione … of our soverane lord hous and mans of Kirkandris 1513 Doug. viii. vi. 118.
This sobir mans [1553, manys] ressauyt hym Ib. viii. 76. 1540 Reg. Privy S. II. 528/2.
With the haile principale chymmes and mans 1545 Ib. III. 211/1. 1548 Inchcolm Chart. 91.
To the landis of Wester Boclavie and to the principale mans of the samyn 1550 Reg. Cupar A. II. 89.
Togidder with … houssis, mans and ȝard in the Newcawssay c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii. 845.
This plesand mans [supra palice] as he thocht had na peir 1554 Misc. Bann. C. III. 72 (see Manerie n.). 1567 Edinb. Test. I. 43 b.
My wyfe to haif the mans & place at hir plesour 1573 Glasgow Prot. VII. 27.
[The mansion house and tenement of land called] Ancrumis mans c1575 Balfour Pract. 109.
Gif thair be twa, or thre, or ma mansis [L. maneria], the principall manse sall not be devidit, bot sall remane haill with the chemise 1579 Reg. Privy C. III. 238. ?1549 Monro W. Isles 5.
Ellan Drynachai … with auld mansis, quhair habitation of bischops & nobles were in auld times 16.. Exch. R. I. 51.
Be thir rollis it is verified … that the king had manssis, store-rowmes, forestis and mailles and fermes in many of the saidis schyres 1672 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I. 307.
[Upholding sufficiently] tua manses vpon the saids landis, viz. tua seat houses tua barnes tua byeris and stablesc. 1564 Dunlop P. II. 340.
This present testament … maid be the said Archibald in his awin house and manse place 1567 Crail B. Ct. 14 Oct.
Ane mans duillinge place viht tour ȝaird and pertinantis thairof

2. An ecclesiastical residence; the dwelling-house provided for an ecclesiastic, espec. that provided for the parish minister, the parsonage. Also attrib.For numerous additional examples, see Glebe n. 1.Also, the site of, or for, a manse. 1533 Boece ix. xviii. 337.
Abirnethy … all distroyit … except the kirk and mans of kirkmen 1545 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 424. 1547 Reg. Cupar A. II. 40. 1550 Reg. Privy S. IV. 108/2.
To the reparatioun … of the kirk of Lawder and the personis mans thairof 1559 Prot. Bk. G. Grote 44. 1562 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 17.
For the mansses and aikers to ministers to dwell in 1563 Acts II. 539/1.
The principall mans of the persoun or vicar 1572 Ib. III. 73/1. 1574 Elgin Rec. I. 149. 1575–6 Reg. Privy C. II. 495. 1579 Crail B. Ct. 17 Nov.
The mansse sumtyme pertening to the vicar off the college kirk 1584 Acts III. 294/1. 1587 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 29.
All and haill the landis and annuelrentis manses bigingis and yairdis … that pertenit sumtyme to the quhyt and blakfriars of Abirdene 1611 Fife Synod 30. 1625 Banff Ann. II. 24. 1622-6 Bisset II. 38/12. 1627 Rep. Parishes 55. 1635 Dunkeld Presb. II. 349. 1650 Strathbogie Presb. 137.
To the nuik of the old manse 1650 Kirkcaldy Presb. 354.
Mr James Symeson is content to pay the houssmeall adebtit provyding the towne will repaire the manss 16.. Ouchterlony in Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II. 38. 1615 Craven Argyll Diocese 64.
Concil. Carthag. 4. canon 14: Let a bischop have his manse not far from his kirk 1663 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 104.
The nolt and key marcat [shall be] wpoune the ministers mance, and the sheip marcat to be at the bak dyikis adtanent the mance 1670 Acts VIII. 25/2. 1671 Inverness Presb. 14. 1676 Lanark Presb. iii. 1678 Craven Ch. in Orkney 74.
The elders declared the minister's manss was a free manss a1689 Cleland 103.
As long 's these lowns gets leaue to lurk In their fat manses 1666-74 Fraser Polichron. 184.
There being no setled mans at Kirkhill 1691 Case of the Afflicted Clergy in Scotland 41.attrib. 1679 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds II. 147.
[He and his tenants … are owing to Mr Simon Couper, minister of Kirkcudbright, the sum of £120. 15s. for silver and victual teind and] manse [money of the said lands]

b. Comb. in manse-moungar (= -monger), one who traffics in manses or benefices. 1600-1610 Melvill 323.
Mr David Blak's ministerie … began now … to be branglit. The instruments war the manse-moungar (as Mr David named him) Wilyeam Balfour [etc.]

3. A house reserved for the occupant of a particular professorship of Aberdeen University. 1617 Acts IV. 576/1.
The landis quhairvpoun the said colledge [of Old Aberdeen] is foundit … with the mansis ȝairdis and croftis of the canonist ciuilist mediciner and grammariour 1654–6 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 602.
Som rowms in the humanist's manss

4. A measure or piece of land.In the Skene quots. directly after med. L. mansus in this use. 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Mansvs.
Bot Bartol. … affirmis ane manse to be als meikle land as may be gudlie tilled be twa oxen in the ȝeir Ib.
Carolus Magnus … gaue to ilk kirk ane manse 1682 Cullen B. Rec. 113 b (21 July).
Haweing the said croft or manss of land at the east