manor

The definition of a manor is a mansion, or a house on an estate.

(noun)

An example of a manor is Hearst Castle in California.

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See manor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. in England
    1. in feudal times, the district over which a lord held authority and which was subject to the jurisdiction of his court
    2. more recently, a landed estate, usually with a main residence, the owner of which still holds some feudal rights over the land
  2. in America during colonial times, a district granted as a manor and leased to tenants at a set rental
    1. a mansion
    2. the main residence on an estate or plantation
    3. a lord's mansion with its land

Origin: ME maner < OFr manoir < manoir, to stay, dwell < L manere, to remain < IE base *men-, to remain (> Sans man-, to delay, stand still), prob. orig. identical with *men-, to think (> mind): sense prob. from “stand in thought”

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See manor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A landed estate.
    b. The main house on an estate; a mansion.
  2. A tract of land in certain North American colonies with hereditary rights granted to the proprietor by royal charter.
  3. a. The district over which a lord had domain and could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
    b. The lord's residence in such a district.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French maneir, manoir, to dwell, manor

Origin: , from Latin manēre, to remain; see men-3 in Indo-European roots

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  • ma·noˈri·al (mə-nôrˈē-əl, -nōrˈ-) adjective

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