Manor

Word MANOR
Character 5
Hyphenation man or
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Manor"

What do we mean by manor?

A landed estate. noun

The main house on an estate; a mansion. noun

A tract of land in certain North American colonies with hereditary rights granted to the proprietor by royal charter. noun

The district over which a lord had domain and could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe. noun

The lord's residence in such a district. noun

1. A dwelling; habitation. noun

In England, generally, a landed estate, especially one the tenure of which vests the proprietor with some particular rights of lordship; specifically, in old law, a lordship or barony held by a lord and subject to the jurisdiction of a court-baron held by him; in more ancient usage, an estate of a lord or thane with a village community, generally in serfdom, upon it. See villeinage and yard-land. noun

The jurisdiction of a court-baron or court of the lord of a manor. noun

In some of the United States formed by English colonies, a tract of land occupied or once occupied by tenants paying a fee-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes in stipulated services. Burrill. noun

The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family. noun

A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services. noun

The house belonging to a manor; the house of the lord of the manor; a manse. noun

A landed estate. noun

The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion. noun

A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe. noun

The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district. noun

One's neighbourhood. noun

A landed estate.

The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.

A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.

The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.

Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.

One's neighbourhood.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Manor

The word "manor" in example sentences

CL y, Br. R, fartition that tenements are held of the nanorof B* which is ancient demeAic, and im pleadable in the court of the manor by writ of right; replicaaoq, that plaintiff's great-grandfather held tenements of the king as of his caftle of W« in free focage; and traverfes, that they were held of the manor* AT/. ❋ Unknown (1797)

Calling someone gay in a debasing manor is offensive and it's obvious from your first comment that was the direction you meant it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If Snape grows up with the Princes in a manor is he Snape? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some communities maintained a common sleeping room, whereas other monasteries were broken up into smaller units based on the upper class familia — small households which mimicked the secular clustering of women's quarters in manor houses and castles. 99 Still others provided individual cells for the nuns. ❋ Unknown (2008)

To have things that are hand made in a traditional manor is a great luxury in itself. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Bottom line: to survive in the dangerous world of freelancing, you need to have your lance sharpened and your faithful steed well-shod ... and you need to contact your Guild whenever the lord of the manor is shortchanging you ... ❋ Steve Hulett (2007)

â⠂ ¬Å What do you mean this manor is mine, Uncle. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The thought of turning descriptions of the town and manor from the book I'm writing into a MUD area has crossed my mind, but there's a lot of other work to do too that I think I would rather not do. ❋ Unknown (2000)

What I called a manor house was really more like a village completely enclosed within a single blockish structure. ❋ Cook, Glen (2000)

I could fill another book with anecdotes, telling how I took possession of Beacon Street, and learned to distinguish the lord of the manor from the butler in full dress. ❋ Unknown (1912)

We’re somewhat beaten to the punch by the demiplane of Ravenloft, as his manor is now surrounded by mists and inhabited by undead. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Valix Drogue’s old manor is now officially Versane Manor, and we get the dead noble guy’s majordomo to make that nice and legal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The manor is the site of the American Museum in Britain, a surprising and delightful oddity that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. ❋ Richard Holledge (2011)

The manor was a bit out of the way, but he had a strong suspicion that it had been a stopping point regardless. ❋ Richard A. Knaak (2009)

Life, for them, wasn't all banquets, tournaments and political intrigue---a medieval lady of the manor was a hard-working person with a lot of different jobs and quite a bit of responsibility. ❋ Walter Jon Williams (2009)

Just down the street from the playboy mansion, the exclusive holy hills area, the late Aaron Spelling's sprawling residence called the manor is now on the market publicly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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