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Synonyms for manor

Grammar : Noun
Spell : man-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn ər

Définition of manor

Origin :
  • late 13c., "mansion, habitation, country residence, principal house of an estate," from Anglo-French maner, Old French manoir "abode, home, dwelling place; manor" (12c.), noun use of maneir "to dwell," from Latin manere "to stay, abide," from PIE root *men- "to remain" (see mansion). As a unit of territorial division in Britain and some American colonies (usually "land held in demesne by a lord, with tenants") it is attested from 1530s.
  • noun large house
Example sentences :
  • Hardly would the thing have made a wing of the manor house at Chaynes-Wotten.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • There was news of Ninian for them when they reached the Manor.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Under these conditions, the very basis of the manor was destroyed.
  • Extract from : « The Enclosures in England » by Harriett Bradley
  • Naturally I was interested in the Manor estate and its owner.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • On this occasion we met, for the first time, the lady of the Manor herself.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • After you left I went to the manor, where I tried to forget you.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • And as I marched up to the manor, whistling and singing, I met my cousin.
  • Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher
  • The manor of Rozel seems to have been most rich in furnishing specimens.
  • Extract from : « The Coinages of the Channel Islands » by B. Lowsley
  • The wardship of this fief and manor, during the minority of the seigneur, was in the Crown.
  • Extract from : « The Coinages of the Channel Islands » by B. Lowsley
  • The ladies at Manor Cross thought that they saw what was coming, and were despondent.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope

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