manor

noun

man·or ˈma-nər

Synonyms of manor next

: the house or hall of an estate : mansion

: a landed estate

: a unit of English rural territorial organization

especially : such a unit in the Middle Ages consisting of an estate under a lord enjoying a variety of rights over land and tenants including the right to hold court

: a tract of land in North America occupied by tenants who pay a fixed rent in money or kind to the proprietor

manorial

mə-ˈnȯr-ē-əl

adjective

Phrases

to the manor born

: born into circumstances of wealth and privilege

was to the manor born but as a politician he acquired some proletarian touches—

Albert Scardino

Example Sentences

the old family manor has 117 rooms

Recent Examples on the Web For a half hour, before the title card has even dropped, Babylon strands us at the jazz-age, celebrity equivalent of a frat party in a sprawling California manor. —

A.a. Dowd, Chron, 23 Dec. 2022 To save her friend, a maid in a decaying manor must unravel the secrets of its inhabitants while confronting spirits, her own terrifying abilities and the very real horrors of Depression-era America lurking outside the door. —

Vulture, 12 Dec. 2022 To save her friend, a maid in a decaying manor must unravel the secrets of its inhabitants while confronting spirits, her own terrifying abilities and the very real horrors of Depression-era America lurking outside the door. —

Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2022 Her parents built the 56,500-square-foot sprawling home that spans over four acres, once referred to as the manor or Candyland, in 1991. —

Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 2 Mar. 2022 These are the things that lords of the manor do, not business executives. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2022 Back then, using forks to eat was not commonplace, so having the man of the manor slice the meat into bite-sized chunks for women and children to eat by hand was seen as a mark of chivalry. —

Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022 While the lord of the manor and the upper crust feasted on a delectable haunch of venison, the gamekeeper and other servants had to settle for edible viscera. —

Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022 From the clubs of Miami to a mysterious manor: Here are the 2022 Orlando Sentinel honorees in lighting design as selected by theater critic Matthew J. Palm. —

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