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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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An American heiress, Lucy (Lisbeth Hummel) shows up, destined to marry the horse-loving son of the manor, whose family is embroiled in significant turmoil over a Cardinal arriving to bless the newlyweds (apparently as a way to lift a bestial curse).
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024
In many places, the neighborhoods coincided with the holdings of the old Morrisania manor, home of Gouverneur Morris, a New Yorker of enormous consequence who is mostly lost to memory today.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Such is the house’s place at the heart of the community that, when King Charles and the Queen are not in residence, the manor—which has both an indoor pool and a tennis court in its grounds—is available to rent as part of the Duchy Estate.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2023
The latest update to the five-bedroom, six-bathroom manor came courtesy of architect Steve Ganetti.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
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Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024
In many places, the neighborhoods coincided with the holdings of the old Morrisania manor, home of Gouverneur Morris, a New Yorker of enormous consequence who is mostly lost to memory today.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Such is the house’s place at the heart of the community that, when King Charles and the Queen are not in residence, the manor—which has both an indoor pool and a tennis court in its grounds—is available to rent as part of the Duchy Estate.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2023
The latest update to the five-bedroom, six-bathroom manor came courtesy of architect Steve Ganetti.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Manor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manor. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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