man ‧ or /ˈmænə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: manoir , from manoir 'to stay, live' , from Latin manere ]
1 . ( also manor house ) a big old house with a large area of land around it
2 . the land that belonged to an important man, under the ↑ feudal system
3 . British English informal the area that a group of police officers are responsible for SYN patch , turf