WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
man•or /ˈmænɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- World Historyan estate owned by a king or nobleman.
- World History(in England) the house and land of a lord.
- World Historythe main house on an estate, etc.
man•or
(man′ər),USA pronunciation n.
ma•no•ri•al
(mə nôr′ē əl, -nōr′-),USA pronunciation adj.
- World History(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.
- World Historyany similar territorial unit in medieval Europe, as a feudal estate.
- World Historythe mansion of a lord with the land belonging to it.
- World Historythe main house or mansion on an estate, plantation, etc.
- Latin manēre to remain; see mansion
- Old French manoir, noun, nominal use of manoir to remain, dwell
- 1250–1300; Middle English maner
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