manor

C2+ Topic:House & Home

US /ˈmænər/ UK /ˈmanə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a large country house with its surrounding estate and lands

The old manor stood behind iron gates at the end of a gravel drive.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a large country house with... estate mansion hall demesne seat

Word family

Derived forms manorial

Related forms mansemansion remain permanent

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman manoir and Old French manoir ('dwelling, habitation'), from Latin manēre ('to stay, remain, dwell'). A manor was originally a feudal lord's residence with its lands.

manoir Old French manēre Latin *men- Proto-Indo-European

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House & Home Word Formation & Derivatives

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# manor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmænər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmanə/

## Meanings
1. a large country house with its surrounding estate and lands

## Examples
- The old manor stood behind iron gates at the end of a gravel drive.

## Synonyms
- estate
- mansion
- hall
- demesne
- seat

## Derived Forms
- manorial

## Related Forms
- manse
- mansion
- remain
- permanent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: manoir
- Root: manēre
- Root: *men-

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman manoir and Old French manoir ('dwelling, habitation'), from Latin manēre ('to stay, remain, dwell'). A manor was originally a feudal lord's residence with its lands.

## AI Etymology
Manor comes from Anglo-Norman manoir and Old French manoir ('dwelling, habitation'), from Latin manēre ('to stay, remain, dwell'). A manor was originally a feudal lord's residence with its lands. The etymological trail includes Old French manoir, Latin manēre, Proto-Indo-European *men-. The same word family includes manorial, manse, mansion, remain, permanent. Its current noun use means "a large country house with its surrounding estate and lands".

## Topics
- House & Home
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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