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manor

[ man-er ]

noun

  1. (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
  2. any similar territorial unit in medieval Europe, as a feudal estate.
  3. the mansion of a lord with the land belonging to it.
  4. the main house or mansion on an estate, plantation, etc.


manor

/ məˈnɔːrɪəl; ˈmænə /

noun

  1. (in medieval Europe) the manor house of a lord and the lands attached to it
  2. (before 1776 in some North American colonies) a tract of land granted with rights of inheritance by royal charter
  3. a manor house
  4. a landed estate
  5. slang.
    a geographical area of operation, esp of a gang or local police force


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Derived Forms

  • manorial, adjective

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Other Words From

  • ma·no·ri·al [m, uh, -, nawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, nohr, -], adjective
  • inter·ma·nori·al adjective
  • sub·manor noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of manor1

1250–1300; Middle English maner < Old French manoir, noun use of manoir to remain, dwell < Latin manēre to remain; mansion

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Word History and Origins

Origin of manor1

C13: from Old French manoir dwelling, from maneir to dwell, from Latin manēre to remain

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Example Sentences

When she goes to stay in Bath, she meets the Tilney and Thorpe siblings, hijinks ensue, and she ends up falling in love with the dashing Henry Tilney, and goes to stay with him and his sister in their family’s austere manor.

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He is not only to the manner born, but also, though he rarely mentions his heritage, to the literal manor, a massive pile of bricks.

Two to four players ages nine or older can explore all the classic rooms of the ghost-filled manor by roaming the Endless Hallway around Madame Leota’s Séance Room and socialize with the Happy Haunts by collecting matching sets of ghost cards.

Mike Flanagan, the showrunner and writer of Netflix’s new limited series The Haunting of Bly Manor, has always loved hope more than fear.

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The office is standard Universal issue, sort of a pseudo English manor house.

Another island tale purports that there was once a banquet arranged at the manor for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Refined, elegant, and to the manor born, Betty is everything that Don is not.

Both Rupert and James Murdoch were part of the weekend long preparations at Enstone Manor in Oxfordshire.

But the others are there too: the villagers on the estate, the gamekeepers, and the servants who work in the manor house.

Our guide pointed out the spot where once stood the manor-house of Woodstock, torn down about a hundred years ago.

At three o'clock he gave his horse to Abe, was told that the lady of the manor was out walking, and went into the house.

The old theories lingered long in manor-houses and parsonages, and among all whose hearts were with the banished Stuarts.

Janet Marward, heiress and titular baroness of Skryne in Meath, a manor worth some 200l.

That evening he rejoined his aunt at their temporary abode, which was a small dower-house not many hundred yards from the Manor.

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Manor Vs. Manner

What’s the difference between manor and manner?

A manor is a mansion or the main house of an estate. The word manner means a way of doing something, as in Please exit the building in an orderly manner. The plural form manners refers to polite ways of behaving.

Both words are always used as nouns, and they are pronounced exactly the same.

Manner has a few different meanings, but they mostly all relate to how things are done or how someone behaves.

The word manor once commonly referred to an estate (the tract of land itself), but it eventually came to refer to the large house on the estate. Still, a house that you’d call a manor is usually a big mansion surrounded by a lot of land.

For example, the mansion where Bruce Wayne lives is called Wayne Manor. A good way to remember the spelling is to ask the question: Who lives in Wayne Manor—is it Batman or Bruce Wayne?

As for how to remember the spelling of manner, just remember that it would be not nice to spell it without two n’s (just downright impolite, really).

Here’s an example of manor and manner used correctly in a sentence.

Example: The grounds of the manor were decorated in a stately manner, with beautiful gardens and hedges. 

Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between manor and manner.

Quiz yourself on manor vs. manner!

Should manor or manner be used in the following sentence?

Actors often develop a unique _____ of speaking for the character they are playing.

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