English Online Dictionary. What means manor? What does manor mean?
English
Alternative forms
- manour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from Latin manēre. Doublet of maenor.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmænə(ɹ)/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmænəɹ/
- Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ)
- Homophones: manner; manna (non-rhotic)
Noun
manor (plural manors)
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- feudalism
- fief
References
Anagrams
- Armon, Maron, Moran, Narom, Nor Am, Nor-Am, NorAm, Norma, Roman, moran, morna, norma, roman
Latin
Verb
mānor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of mānō