manor

noun

man·​or ˈma-nər 

1

a

: the house or hall of an estate : mansion

b

: a landed estate

2

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

manorial

mə-ˈnȯr-ē-əl 

adjective

see also to the manor born

Synonyms of manor

• mansion
• castle
• hacienda
• estate
• villa
• palace

Examples of manor in a Sentence

the old family manor has 117 rooms

Recent Examples on the Web

When the gross lord of the manor tries to assault one of Sophie's fellow maids, Sophie stands up to him, but then the violent creep is about to harm Sophie. —Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026

And who doesn’t relish the gothic details of an ancient manor and grumpy yet uniquely attractive duke that owns it? —Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026

Per The Telegraph, the manor served as the seat of the Coldham family until the future King Edward VII purchased it in 1896. —Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026

The late Queen Elizabeth spent her winter months there and opened Sandringham House, its grand manor, to the public in 1977. —Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English maner, from Old French manoir, from manoir to sojourn, dwell, from Latin manēre — more at mansion

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing manor

• manor house

Rhymes for manor

• banner
• branner
• canner
• fanner
• kanner
• manner
• planner
• scanner
• spanner
• tanner

Kids Definition

manor

noun

man·​or ˈman-ər 

: a usually large estate

especially : one granted to a feudal lord

manorial

mə-ˈnōr-ē-əl 

-ˈnȯr-

adjective