manor
A landed estateA landed estate.
» Tom got lost inside the manor.
Tom verirrte sich in dem Anwesen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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6 sensesA landed estate.
Landgut, Landsitz, Gut
поме́стьеpoméstʹje, усадьбаusadʹba
має́токmajétok
the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)
The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
Herrenhaus, Gutshaus
особня́кosobnják
A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
Herrschaft
поме́стьеpoméstʹje, феодfeod
The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
поме́стьеpoméstʹje
(UK, slang)Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
(London, slang)One's neighbourhood.
Examples
13 sentencesTom got lost inside the manor.
deTom verirrte sich in dem Anwesen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
His spirit still haunts the manor.
deSein Geist spukt noch immer in dem Anwesen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sami owned a majestic English manor.
Jonas fixed and sold the manor.
Jonas is the manor’s previous owner.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from earlier maneir, from LatinFrom Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from earlier maneir, from Latin manēre. Doublet of maenor.
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Forms
plural: manorsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the mansion of a lord or wealthy person:manor house
Word family
6 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.