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a
: a unit of English rural territorial organization
especially
: such a unit in the Middle Ages consisting of an estate under a lord enjoying a variety of rights over land and tenants including the right to hold court
b
: a tract of land in North America occupied by tenants who pay a fixed rent in money or kind to the proprietor
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the old family manor has 117 rooms
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Blackwood, with her firsthand knowledge of drafty manors and unhinged families, explains with remorseless precision what lies behind the fantasy—what happens when the houses, and the people in them, are neither charismatic nor lovable.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
In the demo, I was tasked with sneaking into Lord Bafford's manor.
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If anyone becomes too mentally deteriorated due to a loss of brain fluids, they are transferred to the manor, which serves as the Boroughs' hospital ward for dementia and other higher-risk patients.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
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—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 14 May 2026
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
In the demo, I was tasked with sneaking into Lord Bafford's manor.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
If anyone becomes too mentally deteriorated due to a loss of brain fluids, they are transferred to the manor, which serves as the Boroughs' hospital ward for dementia and other higher-risk patients.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
From a 17th-century manor on Naxos ideal for a group trip to a stylish one-bedroom located on equally stylish Spetses, keep reading for our working edit of the best Airbnbs in the Greek islands.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 14 May 2026
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“Manor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manor. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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