MANOR


Meaning of MANOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-nər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English maner, from Old French manoir, from manoir to sojourn, dwell, from Latin manēre — 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 North America occupied by tenants who pay a fixed rent in money or kind to the proprietor

• ma·no·ri·al mə-ˈnōr-ē-əl, -ˈnȯr- adjective

• ma·no·ri·al·ism -ə-ˌli-zəm noun

- to the manor born

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.