manor

Meaning

  1. A landed estate.
  2. The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
  3. A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
  4. The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
  5. (UK, slang) Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
  6. (London, slang) One's neighbourhood.

Synonyms

estate
B2
manor house
fief
42k
mansion
C1
demesne
property
B1
lodge
C1
palace
B1
plantation
C2
premises
C1
ranch
B2
realty
30k
villa
B2

country estate

seigniory
country
A1

royal residence

country house
farmyard
49k
feoff
feud
C2
fiefdom
Translations

manoir
Gut
Lehen
feudo
solar
tımar
Rittergut
feudo

malikâne

Landgut
Herrenhaus

κτήμα

Shôen

Belehnte

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmænə(ɹ)/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
maner
In summary

From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from Latin manēre. Doublet of maenor.

Improve your pronunciation

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes
English