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
3. 1. a mansion
   2. the main residence on an estate or plantation
   3. a lord's mansion with its land

Etymology: 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”