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

While races for Congress or governors' mansions may dominate the airwaves, some of the most competitive and significant contests are farther down the ballot.

— Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Offenhauser, who died in 2016, designed numerous mansions in Beverly Hills and Bel-Air, including Palazzo di Amore, currently owned by billionaire Jeff Greene.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of mansions

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Her stories depicted Irish estates, London courtships, and heroes who ranged from dashing to bumbling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
To name just a few, wine estates like Castello di Amorosa, Larkmead Vineyards, and Benessere Vineyards are within either walking or cycling distance.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 24 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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In a technology park, not far from 13th century castles, medieval ruins and picturesque villages, stands Troy Studios.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Thousands in the hole and out of options, says Zapcic, AGVA, the performers’ union, finally stepped away after workers, backed by the National Right to Work Foundation, filed to decertify at both castles.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of castles

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The rooms The ten rooms are split between five suites in the Casa Principal (each with a balcony) and five beachfront villas, the latter being more memorable.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Ripoll points to a landscape where fishing communities, luxury villas and World War II bunkers coexist.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of villas

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From the Renaissance palaces of Italy to the ryokan inns of Japan, the hospitality sector has been an active player in restoring old properties.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
At the highest tier, palaces and soaring residences allow even more space, privacy, and room for entertaining, creating a distinctly residential feel.

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

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