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man·or

r) KEY

NOUN:

1. A landed estate.
2. The main house on an estate; a mansion.
A tract of land in certain North American colonies with hereditary rights granted to the proprietor by royal charter.
1. The district over which a lord had domain and could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
2. The lord's residence in such a district.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French maneir, manoir, to dwell, manor, from Latin manre, to remain; see men-³ in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
ma·nori·al (m

-nôr

l, -n

-) KEY (Adjective)

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