manor
IPA: mˈænɝ
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.
- (UK, slang) Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
- (London, slang) One's neighbourhood.
- A surname.
- A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
- A city in Travis County, Texas, United States
- A township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
- A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
- A town in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India
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Examples of "manor" in Sentences
- She is also the maid in the manor.
- The lady of the manor gave feasts.
- The manor house is huge and beautiful.
- The current lords of the manor are here.
- This is the current configuration of the manor.
- A group of itinerant actors then arrives at the manor.
- At the time, the manor was in very dilapidated condition.
- The acreage of the manor's woodland grew by the end of the 18th Century.
- In the twelfth century the manor passed to the abbot of Waltham Holy Cross.
- For many centuries the manor house was a secondary home of the Bullock family.
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