manor

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

Noun

1. (in medieval Europe) the lands and property controlled by a lord

2. Brit a large country house and its lands

3. Brit slang an area of operation, esp. of a local police force [Old French manoir dwelling]

manorial 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"

Translations

manor [ˈmænəʳ] n (also: manor house) → casa solariega

manor [ˈmænəʳ] n (also: manor house) → manoir m

manor [ˈmænəʳ] n (also: manor house) → Herrenhaus nt

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