manor (redirected from Manors)

man·or  (mnr)

n.

1.

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.

3.

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French maneir, manoir, to dwell, manor, from Latin manre, to remain; see men-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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ma·nori·al (m-nôr-l, -nr-) adj.

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manor [ˈmænə]

n

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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a manor house

4. a landed estate

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

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

manorial  [məˈnɔːrɪəl] adj

Thesaurus

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"

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manor

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

Translations

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

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

manor

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

manor [ˈmænəʳ] n (also manor house) → maniero