n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-n ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English maner, from Old French manoir, from manoir to sojourn, dwell, from Latin man ē re ― more at MANSION
Date: 14th century
1 a : the house or hall of an estate : MANSION b : a landed estate
2 a : a unit of English rural territorial organization especially : such a unit in the Middle Ages consisting of an estate under a lord enjoying a variety of rights over land and tenants including the right to hold court b : a tract of land in No. America occupied by tenants who pay a fixed rent in money or kind to the proprietor
– ma · no · ri · al \ m ə - ' n ō r- ē - ə l, - ' no ̇ r- \ adjective
– ma · no · ri · al · ism \ - ə - ˌ li-z ə m \ noun
– to the manor born : born into circumstances of wealth and privilege