Manse

A Manse is a medieval term for a dependent agricultural acquisition unit (farm or farmer point ), the children of a manor ( curtem dominicalis ) and this was the tenth of charge. Mansi were of different size and typically included as much cultivated land, how could manage a large family.

In the late Middle Ages, the term Manse or Mansus developed into a business area measure:

Mansus 1 = 4/4 = 64 Jucherte = 32.683 ha

The name probably comes from the Latin mancipium, possession ' of manus capio, ie mancipo, I admit intrinsically ' or mansio 'house.'