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
  • Harley House flat In 1966, Jagger moved into an apartment on the fourth floor of Harley House, an Edwardian mansion on London’s upscale Marylebone Road.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Richard Tsong-Taatarii—The Minnesota Star Tribune/Getty Images Can Republicans flip the Minnesota governor’s mansion?
    — Connor Greene, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of mansion
Noun
  • Stargroves Jagger’s next home was Stargroves, an East Woodhay, Hampshire, manor that the musician bought for £55,000 ($74,200 in USD) in the 1970s.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 13 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
  • For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • While the villa tends to require a six-night minimum, fans can take up an offer for one three-night stay between September 11–14 and accommodate up to 12 guests.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 12 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
  • No matter the time of year, there’s no shortage of iconic attractions in Edinburgh, from its massive castle to Calton Hill and Mary King’s Close, a subterranean living museum beneath the Royal Mile.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Balmoral has been the summer residence of the British royal family since the reign of Queen Victoria, whose husband, Prince Albert, purchased the castle and the surrounding 7,000 acres in 1845.
    — Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of castle
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  • The deal is also Rhode Island’s biggest residential sale of 2026 so far, edging out a $16 million Newport estate that sold in January.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As if that weren’t enough, inheritance (or estate) taxes, that other pillar of Rooseveltian reforms to corral oligarchs, soon had their turn in the barrel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of estate
Noun
  • The second is a dark ride into the catacombs of the Evil Queen’s palace, where the Magic Mirror will conjure visions of many a Disney villain.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The couple live in a small palace a few kilometers (miles) from Konotopie.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of palace
Noun
  • The distinctive frame already resembles the aircraft that will eventually soar through Titan’s dense orange skies, complete with landing skids, support arms for its eight rotors and the housing for its nuclear power system.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Algorithms have indeed been found to disadvantage Black people in hiring, healthcare, policing, lending, housing and other domains.
    — Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of housing

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