MANOR

manor, manor house

(noun) the mansion of a lord or wealthy person

manor

(noun) the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

manor (plural manors)

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.

(UK, slang) Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.

(London, slang) One's neighbourhood.

Anagrams

• Armon, Maron, Moran, Narom, Nor Am, Nor-Am, NorAm, Norma, Roman, moran, morna, norma, roman

Proper noun

Manor (plural Manors)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Manor is the 9479^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3432 individuals. Manor is most common among White (74.13%) and Black/African American (20.19%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Armon, Maron, Moran, Narom, Nor Am, Nor-Am, NorAm, Norma, Roman, moran, morna, norma, roman

Source: Wiktionary

Man"or, n. Etym: [OE. maner, OF. maneir habitation, village, F. manoir manor, prop. the OF. inf. maneir to stay, remain, dwell, L. manere, and so called because it was the permanent residence of the lord and of his tenants. See Mansion, and cf. Remain.]

1. (Eng. Law)

Definition: The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family. My manors, rents, revenues, l forego. Shak.

Note: In these days, a manor rather signifies the jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or site, for a man may have a manor in gross, as the law terms it, that is, the right and interest of a court-baron, with the perquisites thereto belonging.

2. (American Law)

Definition: A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services. Burrill. Manor house, or Manor seat, the house belonging to a manor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition