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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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The longtime couple, whose primary residence is a 16th-century Elizabethan manor in the Wiltshire countryside near Salisbury, England, maintains a 16th-century villa and 900-acre winery near Florence and a beachside estate in Malibu.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
Though not as breathtakingly palatial as its forebears in Hong Kong (the first-born) and Manila (the second), this third child is nonetheless manor-like, quietly confident, and a total oasis.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss Stay at Cameron House, a 19th-century manor-turned-award-winning resort on the shores of Loch Lomond.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
Though not as breathtakingly palatial as its forebears in Hong Kong (the first-born) and Manila (the second), this third child is nonetheless manor-like, quietly confident, and a total oasis.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss Stay at Cameron House, a 19th-century manor-turned-award-winning resort on the shores of Loch Lomond.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for manor
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“Manor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manor. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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