manor house
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of manor house
First recorded in 1565–75
Example Sentences
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We’re in the middle of nowhere in the north of England in an old manor house where her wedding was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
Yeates, a 25-year-old landscape architect, had recently moved into an apartment in a converted manor house when she essentially vanished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
A couple overseeing the £11m restoration of a derelict Welsh manor house have appealed for information about two carved wooden angels found at the property.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
Since 2021, their wins have included all-expenses-paid holidays to Colombia and Norway, a £6,000 trip to Wrexham AFC, a Euros weekend at an English manor house and a £4,000 diamond ring.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
“I must go now,” Mrs. Derby said suddenly, looking nervously toward the manor house.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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