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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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the old family manor has 117 rooms
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The queue alone, set in Frankenstein manor, is worth seeing with richly detailed rooms and next-level animatronics.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Local experts had long suspected the manor sat near, or even on top of, the 13th-century bishop’s fortress but didn’t know for sure until now.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
So Far Upon entering the manor, the player is faced with multiple doors.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Set in 1858, the story centers on a governess named Winifred Notty, hiding her psychopathic tendencies while arriving to work at a remote gothic manor.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Local experts had long suspected the manor sat near, or even on top of, the 13th-century bishop’s fortress but didn’t know for sure until now.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
So Far Upon entering the manor, the player is faced with multiple doors.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Set in 1858, the story centers on a governess named Winifred Notty, hiding her psychopathic tendencies while arriving to work at a remote gothic manor.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for manor
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“Manor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manor. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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