manorway

noun

Etymology

From manor + way.

  1. derived from *weǵʰ-
  2. inherited from *wegaz
  3. inherited from *weg
  4. inherited from weġ
  5. inherited from way
  6. compounded as manorway — “manor + way

Definitions

  1. A roadway, typically a dead end, giving access from a manor or village to marshy common…

    A roadway, typically a dead end, giving access from a manor or village to marshy common land, often near a river.

    • Perry's labours were at the extremity of a long manor-way. This chace or lane ran a mile and a-half down lonesome marshes, pleasant enough in the summer months, but dull and dismal in the winter.
    • My council have adopted the Private Street Works Act, 1892, and are about to make up as a private street a portion of an old manorway, which has never been dedicated to the public.

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