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entertained everyone at their manor house after the wedding ceremony
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Nearly two dozen mysterious markings have been discovered at a medieval manor house in Lincolnshire, England.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Gainsborough Old Hall is a manor house in the eastern county of Lincolnshire that was once visited by Henry VIII and his then Queen, Catherine Howard, according to an English Heritage press release Tuesday.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
The main building was constructed as a maison forte, the term used in this part of Normandy to describe fortified manor houses.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
Another secondary building, opposite the manor house, dates from the same period and includes a laundry room as well as a kitchen, dining area, and bedroom with an ensuite bathroom.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1575, in the meaning defined above
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“Manor house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manor%20house. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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manor house
noun
: the house of the lord of a manor
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