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manor

a landed estate; mansion

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manner – way of doing something; behavior

man·or

(măn′ər)

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.

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.

[Middle English maner, manoir, from Old French maneir, manoir, to dwell, manor, from Latin manēre, to remain; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

ma·no′ri·al (mə-nôr′ē-əl) adj.

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manor

(ˈmænə)

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

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

3. (Architecture) a manor house

4. a landed estate

5. slang Brit a geographical area of operation, esp of a gang or local police force

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

manorial adj

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man•or

(ˈmæn ər)

n.

1. a feudal estate, consisting of a lord's house and adjoining lands over which he exercises control.

2. (in England) the house of a lord with the land belonging to it; a landed estate.

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

[1250–1300; Middle English maner < Anglo-French; Old French manoir, n. use of manoir to remain, dwell < Latin manēre to remain]

ma•no•ri•al (məˈnɔr i əl, -ˈnoʊr-) adj.

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Noun	1.	manor - the mansion of a lord or wealthy person manor house manse, mansion house, mansion, residence, hall - a large and imposing house
	2.	manor - the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it) acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

manor

noun manor house, seat, hall, mansion Thieves broke into the country manor at night.

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Translations

châtelain manoir

tenuta

manor

[ˈmænəʳ]

A. N

1. (feudal) → señorío m; (modern) → finca f

2. (Brit) (Police) → distrito m, barrio m

B. CPD manor house N → casa f solariega, casa f señorial

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manor

[ˈmænə^r] n (also manor house) → manoir m

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manor

n → Gutshof m, → (Land)gut nt; lord/lady of the manor → Gutsherr m → /-herrin f

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manor

[ˈmænəʳ] n (also manor house) → maniero

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Branches of your family held manors over all this part of England; their names appear in the Pipe Rolls in the time of King Stephen.

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Contiguous to Mr Allworthy's estate was the manor of one of those gentlemen who are called preservers of the game.

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About half a mile from the town, standing in an old park famous for its huge beech trees, is the ancient Manor House of Birlstone.

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A little way past the inn we came upon a notice-board whereon the lord of the manor warned all wayfarers against trespassing on the common by making encampments, lighting fires or cutting firewood thereon, and to this fortunate circumstance I owe the most interesting story my companion had to tell.

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Archibald Craven, who lived at Misselthwaite Manor, she looked so stony and stubbornly uninterested that they did not know what to think about her.

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Huntingdon of Grassdale Manor. I have had eight weeks' experience of matrimony.

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"No, ma'am; I am native and to the 'MANOR born,' as the modern Shakspeare has it.

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It was late in the afternoon when the four friends and their four-footed companion turned into the lane leading to Manor Farm; and even when they were so near their place of destination, the pleasure they would otherwise have experienced was materially damped as they reflected on the singularity of their appearance, and the absurdity of their situation.

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Years ago the lord of the manor planted certain fruit trees on our farm; in the best part of it, too -- a grievous wrong and shame --"

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As soon as Ogilvy saw me among the staring crowd on the edge of the pit he called to me to come down, and asked me if I would mind going over to see Lord Hilton, the lord of the manor.

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"Well, then," he said, "there's the Manor House, just opposite.

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Raffles had been a guest worthy of finest incense, Dorothea had again taken up her abode at Lowick Manor. After three months Freshitt had become rather oppressive: to sit like a model for Saint Catherine looking rapturously at Celia's baby would not do for many hours in the day, and to remain in that momentous babe's presence with persistent disregard was a course that could not have been tolerated in a childless sister.