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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
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This grand Georgian manor in Ireland’s Slieve Bloom Mountains earned runner-up status on our last two surveys.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
This all changes when she is informed in the lead-up to Christmas that a great-aunt has left her a centuries-old manor home in the quaint English town of Plumhill.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 June 2024
Each room in the main manor home comes with its own personality, with a loft-like space showing off views of Kasteelberg mountain under the vaulted roof and an old farm room filled with antique armoires and a wood-burning fireplace, with a front door opening onto the stoep and pool.
—Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2024
Alas, Astrov and Vanya are both lusting after Elena (Rose), the knockout younger wife of Alexander (Alfred Molina), an ailing professor who owns the countryside manor.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
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Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
This all changes when she is informed in the lead-up to Christmas that a great-aunt has left her a centuries-old manor home in the quaint English town of Plumhill.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 June 2024
Each room in the main manor home comes with its own personality, with a loft-like space showing off views of Kasteelberg mountain under the vaulted roof and an old farm room filled with antique armoires and a wood-burning fireplace, with a front door opening onto the stoep and pool.
—Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2024
Alas, Astrov and Vanya are both lusting after Elena (Rose), the knockout younger wife of Alexander (Alfred Molina), an ailing professor who owns the countryside manor.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Manor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manor. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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