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son of the manse

Noun

Meaning

son of the manse (plural sons of the manse)

A male child of the manse, the son of a religious minister or a diligent male person.

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Examples

I'm a strange mixture of my mother's curiosity; my father, who grew up the son of the manse in a Presbyterian family, who had a tremendous sense of duty and responsibility; and my mother's father, who was always in trouble with gambling debts. Rupert Murdoch

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