English Explanatory Dictionary

manor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
  6. One's neighbourhood.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. A city in Travis County, Texas, United States.
  4. A township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
name
  1. A town in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.

Pronunciation

/ˈmænə(ɹ)/ /ˈmænəɹ/ En-au-manor.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Gibraltar Rocks-manor.wav /ˈmeɪnɚ/ /ˈmeɪnə/ /məˈnɔɹ/ /məˈnɔː/

Word forms

manor manors manour

Etymology

From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from earlier maneir, from Latin manēre. Doublet of maenor.

Related words

feudalism fief

Derived words

Briarcliff Manor Leslie Manor lord of the manor manor house manorial manorialism Manor Lakes manorless Manor Park manorway Ruislip Manor to the manor born
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