manor

manor

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of manor in English

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 (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

manor (plural manors)

  1. A landed estate.
  2. The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
  3. A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
  4. The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
  5. (UK, slang) Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
  6. (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

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of mānō

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