manor

  • 11manor — (n.) late 13c., mansion, habitation, country residence, principal house of an estate, from Anglo Fr. maner, O.Fr. manoir abode, home, dwelling place; manor (12c.), noun use of maneir to dwell, from L. manere to stay, abide, from PIE root *men to… …

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  • 12manor — [man′ər] n. [ME maner < OFr manoir < manoir, to stay, dwell < L manere, to remain < IE base * men , to remain (> Sans man , to delay, stand still), prob. orig. identical with * men , to think (> MIND): sense prob. from “stand in …

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  • 13Manor — (Manour, engl., spr. männör), Lehnsgut, großes Landgut …

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  • 14Manor — (engl., spr. männ r), im engl. Recht ein Freilehn, dessen Inhaber (Lord of the M.) eine Art Lehnsherrlichkeit über seine Pächter besitzt …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 15manor — ► NOUN 1) a large country house with lands. 2) chiefly historical a unit of land consisting of a lord s demesne and lands rented to tenants. DERIVATIVES manorial adjective. ORIGIN Old French maner dwelling , from Latin manere remain …

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  • 16Manor — For other uses, see Manor (disambiguation). Conjectural map of a mediaeval manor. The method of strip farming was in use under the open field system. The brown areas are part of the demesne, the shaded areas part of the glebe. The manor house,… …

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  • 17Manor — Groupe Manor Logo de Groupe Manor SA Dates clés 1902 : premier magasin 1965 : fondation de la SA Fondateur(s) …

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  • 18manor — A house, dwelling, seat, or residence. In English law, the manor was originally a tract of land granted out by the king to a lord or other great person, in fee. It was otherwise called a barony or lordship, and appendant to it was the right to… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19manor — A house, dwelling, seat, or residence. In English law, the manor was originally a tract of land granted out by the king to a lord or other great person, in fee. It was otherwise called a barony or lordship, and appendant to it was the right to… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 20manor — noun (BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient, former, medieval, old ▪ country ▪ royal ▪ large …

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