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manorial

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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.
[Middle English, from Old French maneir, manoir, to dwell, manor, from Latin manre, to remain; see men-3 in Indo-European roots.]
ma·nori·al (m-nôr-l, -nr-) adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.manorial - of or relating to or based on the manor; "manorial accounts"
Translations
manorial [məˈnɔːrɪəl] ADJ → señorial


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Everywhere he saw the stewards' accounts, according to which the serfs' manorial labor had been diminished, and heard the touching thanks of deputations of serfs in their full-skirted blue coats.
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Let me tell you, my friends, the whole question depends On an ancient manorial right.
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Rushworth's property on each side of the road," without elation of heart; and it was a pleasure to increase with their approach to the capital freehold mansion, and ancient manorial residence of the family, with all its rights of court-leet and court-baron.
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