manor

[ man-er ]

/ ˈmæn ər /

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noun

(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.

any similar territorial unit in medieval Europe, as a feudal estate.

the mansion of a lord with the land belonging to it.

the main house or mansion on an estate, plantation, etc.

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Origin of manor

1250–1300; Middle English maner<Old French manoir, noun use of manoir to remain, dwell <Latin manēre to remain; see mansion

OTHER WORDS FROM manor

ma·no·ri·al

[muh-nawr-ee-uhl, -nohr-], /məˈnɔr i əl, -ˈnoʊr-/, adjectivein·ter·ma·no·ri·al, adjectivesub·man·or, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH manor

manna, manner, manor

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How to use manor in a sentence

As early as 1717, when records show there were 15 enslaved people on the property, they built a manor house on the Newtowne plantation and in 1789 replaced it with the stately brick house that stands near the church today.
Former Jesuit plantation may hold quarters of the enslaved|Michael Ruane|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
He had all manorial rights except pleas of the Crown, and the freedom of all markets in Ireland for himself and his tenants.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
A woman, with a bird upon her wrist, stands amidst a great abundance of grape-vines in the garden of a manorial house.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence
Both were ruled, as far as they were ruled, by the remnants of old manorial institutions.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen

It will embrace also both the German and the Roman sources of serfdom and of the manorial system of land management.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
On his appointment he must make himself acquainted with the condition of the manorial ploughs and plough teams.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm

British Dictionary definitions for manor

manor

/ (ˈmænə) /

noun

(in medieval Europe) the manor house of a lord and the lands attached to it

(before 1776 in some North American colonies) a tract of land granted with rights of inheritance by royal charter

a manor house

a landed estate

British slang a geographical area of operation, esp of a gang or local police force

Derived forms of manor

manorial (məˈnɔːrɪəl), adjective

Word Origin for manor

C13: from Old French manoir dwelling, from maneir to dwell, from Latin manēre to remain

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