/ˈmænə(ɹ)/, /ˈmænəɹ/
OriginFrom Middle English maner, manour; from Old French manoir, from Latin manēre. Doublet of maenor.
- 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.”
- The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
- A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
- The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
- UK, slangAny 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, lo”
“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'.”
- London, slangOne's neighbourhood.
“Beckham was asked what it would mean for the Olympics to be held in his old neighbourhood.
"You mean my manor?" Beckham replied, in fluent East End argot. "I'm obviously from the East End, so it would”
“And, Gold adds, he can understand that West Ham's famously dedicated supporters, Londoners though they themselves mainly are, may mistrust businessmen "coming into the club and talking about loyalty. ”
- A surname.
- A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A city in Travis County, Texas, United States.
- A township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A town in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.
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