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a
: a unit of English rural territorial organization
especially
: such a unit in the Middle Ages consisting of an estate under a lord enjoying a variety of rights over land and tenants including the right to hold court
b
: a tract of land in North America occupied by tenants who pay a fixed rent in money or kind to the proprietor
Phrases
to the manor born
: born into circumstances of wealth and privilege
was to the manor born but as a politician he acquired some proletarian touches—
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Examples of manor in a Sentence
the old family manor has 117 rooms
Recent Examples on the Web
German landowners once built manors all across Estonia.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
The family grew wealthy enough to send their three children to a prestigious private school, Marlborough College, and buy an apartment in London and the family’s home—a manor in Berkshire.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 4 May 2024
Rooms at the manor start at $1,500 per month for a studio, although most of the currently available apartments start at $2,500.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Toby’s study, with a sofa by George Smith and Claremont ikat-print curtains salvaged from a local manor.
—Plum Sykes, Vogue, 2 May 2024
There is the child whose life is upended, often by the death or sickness of a parent, and the seemingly wise and supernatural creature—in this case, a great heron who materializes at Mahito’s manor and begins to speak.
—Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
The steep pitch of the roof adds to a storybook appearance to the English manor.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Having researched houses and manors for the film, John had six homes in mind.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Twenty-one of them went through its care before the manor closed up shop in 1936.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
The family grew wealthy enough to send their three children to a prestigious private school, Marlborough College, and buy an apartment in London and the family’s home—a manor in Berkshire.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 4 May 2024
Rooms at the manor start at $1,500 per month for a studio, although most of the currently available apartments start at $2,500.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Toby’s study, with a sofa by George Smith and Claremont ikat-print curtains salvaged from a local manor.
—Plum Sykes, Vogue, 2 May 2024
There is the child whose life is upended, often by the death or sickness of a parent, and the seemingly wise and supernatural creature—in this case, a great heron who materializes at Mahito’s manor and begins to speak.
—Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
The steep pitch of the roof adds to a storybook appearance to the English manor.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Having researched houses and manors for the film, John had six homes in mind.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Twenty-one of them went through its care before the manor closed up shop in 1936.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Manor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manor. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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