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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
Phrases
to the manor born
: born into circumstances of wealth and privilege
was to the manor born but as a politician he acquired some proletarian touches—
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Examples of manor in a Sentence
the old family manor has 117 rooms
Recent Examples on the Web
Situated at the outskirts of the European country’s capital city, Vilnius, the park boasts greenery, forests and a large old manor.
Excavations at the park in 2008 uncovered a dozen graves and artifacts from medieval times, the museum said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
When Estonia first got its independence roughly 100 years ago, the German landlords went back to Germany, and many of the manors were destroyed, Masing says.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
German landowners once built manors all across Estonia.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
The family grew wealthy enough to send their three children to a prestigious private school, Marlborough College, and buy an apartment in London and the family’s home—a manor in Berkshire.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 4 May 2024
Rooms at the manor start at $1,500 per month for a studio, although most of the currently available apartments start at $2,500.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Toby’s study, with a sofa by George Smith and Claremont ikat-print curtains salvaged from a local manor.
—Plum Sykes, Vogue, 2 May 2024
There is the child whose life is upended, often by the death or sickness of a parent, and the seemingly wise and supernatural creature—in this case, a great heron who materializes at Mahito’s manor and begins to speak.
—Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
The steep pitch of the roof adds to a storybook appearance to the English manor.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
When Estonia first got its independence roughly 100 years ago, the German landlords went back to Germany, and many of the manors were destroyed, Masing says.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
German landowners once built manors all across Estonia.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
The family grew wealthy enough to send their three children to a prestigious private school, Marlborough College, and buy an apartment in London and the family’s home—a manor in Berkshire.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 4 May 2024
Rooms at the manor start at $1,500 per month for a studio, although most of the currently available apartments start at $2,500.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Toby’s study, with a sofa by George Smith and Claremont ikat-print curtains salvaged from a local manor.
—Plum Sykes, Vogue, 2 May 2024
There is the child whose life is upended, often by the death or sickness of a parent, and the seemingly wise and supernatural creature—in this case, a great heron who materializes at Mahito’s manor and begins to speak.
—Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
The steep pitch of the roof adds to a storybook appearance to the English manor.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Manor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manor. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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