manor

  • 21manor — [[t]mæ̱nə(r)[/t]] manors 1) N COUNT: oft in names after n A manor is a large private house in the country, usually built in the Middle Ages, and also includes the land and smaller buildings around it. [BRIT] Thieves broke into the manor at night …

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  • 22manor */ — UK [ˈmænə(r)] / US [ˈmænər] noun [countable] Word forms manor : singular manor plural manors 1) manor or manor house a large house with a lot of land and small buildings around it a) an area of land containing a manor b) an area of land owned in… …

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  • 23Manor — Ma|nor [ mænə ], das; s, s [engl. manor < mengl. maner < afrz. manoir = Wohnung, Bleibe, zu: manoir= wohnen < lat. manere = bleiben]: Landgut, Herrenhaus. * * * Manor   [ mænə; englisch »Rittergut«, »Landgut«], englische Grundherrschaft …

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  • 24Manor — 1 Original name in latin Manor Name in other language Manor, Manori, Munnar State code IN Continent/City Asia/Kolkata longitude 19.7244 latitude 72.90966 altitude 19 Population 8918 Date 2013 02 08 2 Original name in latin Manor Name in other… …

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  • 25Manor — Small holding, typically 1200 1800 acres, with its own court and probably its own hall, but not necessarily having a manor house. The manor as a unit of land was generally held by a knight (knight s fee) or managed by a bailiff for some other… …

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  • 26manor — man|or [ mænər ] noun count manor or manor house a large house with a lot of land and small buildings around it a. the large main house on such an area of land b. an area of land owned in MEDIEVAL times by a LORD c. an area of land containing a… …

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  • 27manor — n estate, country estate, country seat, manor seat, house and grounds, house and lot, Sl. spread, Brit. Dial. toft; demesne, Law. messuage; manor house, country house, country home; mansion, palace, palatial or stately dwelling or residence,… …

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  • 28manor — n. 1 (also manor house) a a large country house with lands. b the house of the lord of the manor. 2 Brit. a a unit of land consisting of a lord s demesne and lands rented to tenants etc. b hist. a feudal lordship over lands. 3 Brit. colloq. the… …

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  • 29manor — noun a) A landed estate. b) The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion. See Also: manorial, manorialism, manor house, manorless …

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  • 30manor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mansion, hall, hacienda; estate, territory, demesne. See abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. manor house, demesne, mansion, hotel; see estate 1 …

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