Thesaurus results for MANORS

manors

noun

plural of manor

as in mansions

a large impressive residence the old family manor has 117 rooms

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Recent Examples of manors For a honeymoon, Ireland offers everything from castle estates and countryside manors to dramatic coastlines and quiet villages. — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026 And, of course, there are plenty of castles, estates, and old manors to get your history fix. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026 Blackwood, with her firsthand knowledge of drafty manors and unhinged families, explains with remorseless precision what lies behind the fantasy—what happens when the houses, and the people in them, are neither charismatic nor lovable. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026 Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026 Virginia‘s countryside is dotted with traditional farmhouses and manors, but one in the foothills of the Southwest Mountains has been given a contemporary twist by a New York architect. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025 Designed for a Vanderbilt who never moved in, its monumental rooms were plucked from European manors and have somehow remained more or less unchanged for nearly a century. — Robert Khederian, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025 Initial reports claimed that armed militias burned hundreds of wealthy landowners’ homes and manors. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025 Increasingly sophisticated contemporary hotels are opening, old manors are being converted into hotels, and eco-lodges are launching for the walker and nature seeker for whom the frequent rain is no obstacle. — Mary Lussiana, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2023

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Noun

South Florida luxury often means oceanfront mansions, private docks and high-rise penthouses.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Not only mansions but also apartment buildings are subject to the tax, which developers say makes new projects financially unfeasible and has slowed down apartment construction.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of mansions

Noun

The area is sparsely populated with private estates set atop hills or within canyons, making firefighting access difficult.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Scenes were shot around Bath and at the grand estates of Trafalgar Park in Wiltshire (which stood in for Kellynch Hall, the Elliot family home) and Brympton House in Somerset (standing in as Uppercross House, the home of the Musgroves).

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of estates

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Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of haciendas

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For eclipse day, the long, sandy Playa de la Victoria offers plenty of open space, while La Caleta provides a more historic setting between two coastal castles.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Wax said the show bridges the Disney brand of princesses and castles.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of castles

Noun

Consisting of just three hilltop villas, the property debuted from renovations and a name reset in April 2026, and prioritizes seclusion and comfort.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
The accommodations span an impressive range, beginning with ultra-premium rooms featuring custom bedding, dramatic views, and luxurious baths, followed by signature suites with private pool villas.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of villas

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And indeed, many other movie palaces in Chicago did end up falling to the wrecking ball.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Viewers are swept through the country estates of Dorset to the wilds of Dartmoor, before heading into Regency London and out to the palaces of Buckinghamshire.

— Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

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