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manor
UK /ˈmænə(ɹ)/ US /ˈmænəɹ/
name 6noun 5
Collocations
7(noun.)
ADJ
ancient, former, medieval, old | country | royal | fortified, moated
MANOR + NOUN
farm, house
PREP
of
The family has owned the grand manor of Ashford for nearly three hundred years.
PHRASES
lord of the manor
Definitions
noun
1
A landed estate.
[T]he owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor.
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
Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
'I'm a fatalist,' said Mr James Anderton, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester. [...] James Anderton in his suite of offices on the eleventh floor of the modern glass-and-concrete police building, looking out over his domain, his patch, his manor.
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.
name
1
A surname.
2
A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
3
A city in Travis County, Texas, United States.
4
A township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.
5
A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
name
1
A town in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.
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[T]he owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor.
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'I'm a fatalist,' said Mr James Anderton, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester. [...] James Anderton in his suite of offices on the eleventh floor of the modern glass-and-concrete police building, lo
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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.
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Tom got lost inside the manor.
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His spirit still haunts the manor.
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Sami owned a majestic English manor.
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