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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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Albert ScardinoExamples of manor in a Sentence
the old family manor has 117 rooms
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The Whitehouse—a grand Georgian manor facing the bleak Essex salt marshes—had been locked from the inside when the family’s bodies were discovered.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Virginia‘s countryside is dotted with traditional farmhouses and manors, but one in the foothills of the Southwest Mountains has been given a contemporary twist by a New York architect.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
For instance, this year’s manor includes a speakeasy-style cocktail lounge in the basement erected from scratch.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
The Traitors Canada is based on the Dutch show De Verraders and follows a group of strangers who live in a historic manor in the Montréal area.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
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Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Virginia‘s countryside is dotted with traditional farmhouses and manors, but one in the foothills of the Southwest Mountains has been given a contemporary twist by a New York architect.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
For instance, this year’s manor includes a speakeasy-style cocktail lounge in the basement erected from scratch.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
The Traitors Canada is based on the Dutch show De Verraders and follows a group of strangers who live in a historic manor in the Montréal area.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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