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manor

noun
/ˈmænə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmænəɹ/US/ˈmeɪnɚ/US/ˈmeɪnə/UK/məˈnɔɹ/US/məˈnɔː/UK

Etymology

English surname, variant of Mayner, of Norman origin, from a Proto-Germanic personal name composed of the elements *maginą (“power, might”) + *harjaz (“army”).

  1. derived from manēre
  2. derived from manoir
  3. inherited from maner

Definitions

  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

    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…

    A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.

  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.

    2. Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal…

      Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.

      • 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.
      • On his release from prison in Holland, Warren returned to his Merseyside 'manor' to resume his role as' King of Coke'.

    3. One's neighbourhood.

    4. A surname.

    5. A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.

    6. A city in Travis County, Texas, United States.

    7. A township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.

    8. A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

    9. A town in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.

The neighborhood

Derived

Briarcliff Manor, Leslie Manor, lord of the manor, manor house, manorial, manorialism, Manor Lakes, manorless, Manor Park, manorway, Ruislip Manor, to the manor born

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at manor. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01manor02landed03owner04captain05officer06address07prepare08cook

A definitional loop anchored at manor. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at manor

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA