what is meant by canterville chase? Share with your friends Share 1 Arnatri Goswami answered this A chase is usually an open area of land where wild animals are preserved for hunting. The mansion Canterville was probably surrounded by such land and hence the name Canterville chase. 1 View Full Answer Vebhav Jain answered this "Mansion" or we can say the chase is "House" but in refer to novel it is "Castle" 2 Preethi answered this cantervile chase is the haunted mansion where the cantervile ghost has aboded 0 Thuriyaa Theedhan answered this Cantervile chase is a haunted mansion which was bought by Mr.Otis despite the fact that it is being haunted. 0