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   manor

   /ˈmanə/

   noun

   • 1. a large country house with lands: "a Tudor manor house in the English countryside"
   • ▪ (in England and Wales) a unit of land, originally a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and lands rented to tenants: historical "the right to mine ores within the manor of Little Langdale"
   • ▪ (in North America) an estate or district leased to tenants, especially one granted by royal charter in a British colony or by the Dutch governors of what is now New York State. historical
   • 2. the district covered by a police station: informal British "they were the undisputed rulers of their manor"
   • ▪ one's own neighbourhood or area of operation: "much as I love my manor in East London, we have absolutely nothing like this back home"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French maner ‘dwelling’, from Latin manere ‘remain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. manorial adjective

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   What does manor mean?

   • Manner refers to the way in which something is done or how something happens. A manor is a large house that is part of an estate. A manor is the house of a lord — pretty fancy stuff. If you like to read 18th-century British novels, you probably read about a lot of people having dinner, dance, and restrained romance in their manors.

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   What is a manor in a movie?

   • Actors often develop a unique _____ of speaking for the character they are playing. Manor definition: (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..

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   What is a manor house?

   • The manor house is a grade II listed building. Culture stately homes from the opening lines of a poem by Felicia Hemans (1793–1835). They are sometimes also called because most of them are in the countryside. Some are approached through large iron gates down a long . Many have formal gardens and are surrounded by a large private .

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   What is a manor in a feudal system?

   • First and foremost, let's define what a manor is. A manor was a large piece of land owned by a lord during the feudal system. It was often the center of agricultural production and served as a place for the lord and his family to live.

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   What is a country manor?

   • At the heart of the manor is a country house and lake lodge, with a dozen or so rooms for rent. This is more like Crossroads Motel than a country manor. The manor was the medieval unit of local government, so its lord was locally all-powerful and his residence reflected his position.

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   What is the difference between a manor and a 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.

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   The meaning of MANOR is the house or hall of an estate : mansion. How to use manor in a sentence.

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   A manor is a large private house in the country, usually built in the Middle Ages, and also includes the land and smaller buildings around it.

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   noun. /ˈmænə (r)/ /ˈmænər/ (British English) (also manor house) a large country house surrounded by land that belongs to it. He bought the old manor and set about turning himself into the local squire. The manor house is a grade II listed building.

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    A manor is the house of a lord — pretty fancy stuff. If you like to read 18th-century British novels, you probably read about a lot of people having dinner, dance, and restrained romance in their manors.