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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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the old family manor has 117 rooms
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Then the piece was stolen while on display in England at Blenheim Palace, the country manor where Winston Churchill was born.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Together, these two architecturally distinct Australian estates—a grand country manor and a sculptural concrete masterpiece—frame the series’ central mystery and raise the question of who is really behind Milo’s disappearance.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
The vacation spot, which is on the grounds of a 17th-century manor, is available for a minimum of two nights starting from £360, or about $470.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Together, these two architecturally distinct Australian estates—a grand country manor and a sculptural concrete masterpiece—frame the series’ central mystery and raise the question of who is really behind Milo’s disappearance.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
The vacation spot, which is on the grounds of a 17th-century manor, is available for a minimum of two nights starting from £360, or about $470.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Manor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manor. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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