manor house

noun

Definition of manor housenext
as in mansion
a large impressive residence entertained everyone at their manor house after the wedding ceremony

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Recent Examples of manor house The backstory This previously residential Edwardian manor house has been turned into a 31-room hotel and members’ club by former Blakes owner Navid Mirtorabi, with the help of business partner Jamie Reuben, a scion of a family that owns swathes of Mayfair. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026 The protagonist is a darkly violent, possessive young man named Jacob Cullen, who works in a manor house. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 May 2026 Two girls born on the same day in a manor house see their lives altered by an act of revenge that changes their place within a powerful family. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 Where my world was hemmed in by ridgelines and holler roads, Mary Lennox’s world was hemmed in by fog and wind and the low moan of a manor house that seemed to breathe on its own. — Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manor house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manor house
  1. mansion
  2. manor
  3. villa
  4. hacienda
  5. castle
  6. estate
  7. palace
  8. housing
Noun
  • Top 5 Can’t Miss A former family mansion, the elegant Villa Igiea is one of Palermo’s most opulent stays, with a history of hosting celebrities and royals during its early years.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Still, Jolly has an uphill climb to the governor’s mansion in Florida.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mansion
Noun
  • Last summer the hairstylist came across photographs of a stately Georgian manor in the Cotswolds, a two-hour drive west of London.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Evidently, Madonna was going industrial—the furthest possible cry from her lady-of-the-manor period in the early years of this century, when she was seen fetchingly clad in rustic tweeds.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • In the sneak peek, the islanders address the major drama that happened in the Fijian villa over the summer, and things seem to be heating up.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Natural materials like wood and stone are used throughout the villa, echoing the architecture of ancient Ayutthaya.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of villa
Noun
  • Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The hotel has 150 rooms and suites, all with plush furnishings and impressive, hacienda-style architecture.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • The other piece was a close up of the castle against a deep blue sky with a variant of this showing Disney's traditional shooting star firework in an arc above it.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The price that Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, paid for the three-story castle has not yet been disclosed.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • As computing systems become more power-intensive, choosing a site is no longer simply a real-estate decision.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Her father, a former pro football player, was a trusts and estates lawyer in White Plains, New York, where Nancy and her two brothers grew up.
    — Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of estate
Noun
  • The king has hemolytic anemia and was being treated with cortisone, leading to fluid accumulation in the body that required hospital treatment, the palace said last week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Native American artists from the 19 surrounding pueblos sell handmade jewelry and other traditional art beneath the palace’s long portal.
    — Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of palace
Noun
  • Wiener has long championed making housing easier to build, but in San Francisco resisting development is a bedrock cause for those on the city’s left.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Wage growth hasn’t kept pace with inflation and the city faces its most severe housing shortage in a generation.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of housing

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