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Added 8 October 2026

manor

/ˈmænə(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: manerium Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about manor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A landed estate.
The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.

Origin

From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from earlier maneir, from Latin manēre. Doublet of maenor.

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