- in England
- in feudal times, the district over which a lord held authority and which was subject to the jurisdiction of his court
- more recently, a landed estate, usually with a main residence, the owner of which still holds some feudal rights over the land
- in America during colonial times, a district granted as a manor and leased to tenants at a set rental
- a mansion
- the main residence on an estate or plantation
- a lord's mansion with its land
Origin of manor
Middle English maner from Old French manoir from manoir, to stay, dwell from Classical Latin manere, to remain from Indo-European base an unverified form men-, to remain (from source Sanskrit man-, to delay, stand still), probably origin, originally identical with an unverified form men-, to think (from source mind): sense probably from “stand in thought”manor Idioms
to the manor born
accustomed from birth to the ways and privileges associated with nobility or great wealth
Origin of manor
by folk etym. < to the manner born (see phr. at manner)
