manor
see also: Manor
Etymology

From Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from Latin manēre.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈmænə(ɹ)/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈmænəɹ/
Noun

manor (plural manors)

  1. A landed estate.
  2. The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
  3. A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
  4. The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
  5. (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.
  6. (London, slang) One's neighbourhood.
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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
  • (America) IPA: /ˈmeɪnɚ/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈmeɪnə/
Proper noun
  1. Surname.
  2. A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  3. A city in Travis County, Texas
  4. A township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
  5. A borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /məˈnɔɹ/
  • (RP) IPA: /məˈnɔː/
Proper noun
  1. A town in Palghar, Maharashtra



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