Main Entry:: man·or
Pronunciation:: \ˈma-nər\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English maner, from Old French manoir, from manoir to sojourn, dwell, from Latin manēre — more at mansion
Date:: 14th century

1 a: the house or hall of an estate : mansion b: a landed estate2 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

— ma·no·ri·al

\mə-ˈnōr-ē-əl, -ˈnȯr-\ adjective

— ma·no·ri·al·ism

\-ə-ˌli-zəm\ noun

— to the manor born

: born into circumstances of wealth and privilege

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