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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manors
  1. mansions
  2. estates
  3. haciendas
  4. castles
  5. villas
  6. palaces
Noun
  • Rustic-chic one-bedroom mansions here span a shocking 5,000 square feet and come with a private spa and gym, a private butler, a private assistant, and a personal chef.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • According to the local news, many were frustrated that the castles didn’t resemble anything in the area, particularly the historical Ottoman-style mansions.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of mansions
Noun
  • Copyright law allows authors to reclaim rights 35 years after publication, which has been used by screenwriters and their estates to regain their works.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
  • At just over 120 perfetto square meters (around 1,290 square feet), the villa doesn’t try to compete with the grand estates.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of estates
Noun
  • 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
  • While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.
    — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of haciendas
Noun
  • According to the local news, many were frustrated that the castles didn’t resemble anything in the area, particularly the historical Ottoman-style mansions.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
  • Europe may be famous for its castles, but these architectural feats can also be found in other parts of the world—including Japan.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
Definition of castles
Noun
  • Split between two bite-sized islands, Nowhere and Somewhere, the sister resort to Finolhu, a Seaside Collection Resort has just nine multi-story villas, each with three to five bedrooms.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • The road to illicit riches used to run primarily through real estate; golf courses and villas, often built on land seized from farmers, were the ultimate money-making scam.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of villas
Noun
  • Equally captivating is Mdina, the Silent City, whose narrow streets, elegant palaces and timeless atmosphere transport visitors to another era.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Constructed in a restrained neoclassical style, Clarence House was intended to be more comfortable and manageable than many of the grand royal palaces of the era.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Definition of palaces

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