manor
Pronunciation: /ˈmænə(ɹ)/
The English word “manor” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- A landed estate.
- The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
- A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
- The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
- Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
- One's neighbourhood.
Etymology
From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from earlier maneir, from Latin manēre. Doublet of maenor.
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