manor
see also: Manor
Etymology
Manor
Etymology 1
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see also: Manor
Etymology
From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from Latin manēre.
Pronunciation Nounmanor (plural manors)
- 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.
- The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
- (UK, slang) Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
- 2006, Eugene McLaughlin, The New Policing, page 23:
- Dixon, who was finally promoted to sergeant in 1964, policed his 'Dock Green' manor until May 1976 and 'Evening, all' had become a national catchphrase.
- (London, slang) One's neighbourhood.
- French: seigneurie
- German: Herrschaft
- Italian: signoria
- Portuguese: feudo
- Russian: поме́стье
Manor
Etymology 1
English surname, variant of Mayner, of nrf - origin, from a Proto-Germanic - personal name composed of the elements *maginą ("power, might") + *harjaz ("army").
Pronunciation Proper noun- Surname.
- A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- A city in Travis County, Texas
- A township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
- A borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- A town in Palghar, Maharashtra
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