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manor noun 1 (also manor-house) the principal residence on a country estate, often the former home of a medieval lord. 2 historical in medieval Europe: an area of land under the control of a lord. 3 Brit colloq the area in which a particular person or group, especially a police unit or a criminal, operates. manorial adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French manoir, from Latin manere to stay.
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