Complete Definition of "manor"

English

Pronunciation
;Homophones
manner

Noun
en-noun

  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.

Related terms
manorial
manorialism
manor house

Translations
trans-top|landed estate
Finnish: kartano
trans-mid
Russian: поме���е (pom'ést'je) n
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trans-top|mansion
Finnish: kartano
Russian: о�обн�к (osobn'ák) m
trans-mid
Portuguese: solar
trans-bottom

trans-top|feudal district
Finnish: läänitys
German: Lehen n
trans-mid
Russian: поме���е (pom'ést'je) n
trans-bottom

trans-top|seat of control of feudal district
Finnish: kartano, linna
trans-mid
Russian: поме���е (pom'ést'je) n
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Estonian: mõis
ttbc|Japanese: ���(�����)

See also
feudalism
fief

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