From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Manor \Man"or\, noun [OE. maner, OF. maneir habitation, village, F. manoir manor, prop. the OF. inf. maneir to stay, remain, dwell, L. manere, and so called because it was the permanent residence of the lord and of his tenants. See {Mansion}, and cf. {Remain}.]
1. (Eng. Law) The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family.
My manors, rents, revenues, l forego. --Shak.
Note: In these days, a manor rather signifies the jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or site, for a man may have a manor in gross, as the law terms it, that is, the right and interest of a court-baron, with the perquisites thereto belonging.
2. (American Law) A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services. --Burrill.
{Manor house}, or {Manor seat}, the house belonging to a manor; the house of the lord of the manor; a manse.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the mansion of the lord of the manor [syn: {manor house}]
2: the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "manor": acres, castle, chateau, chattels real, demesne, domain, grounds, honor, land, landed property, lands, lot, lots, messuage, parcel, plat, plot, praedium, property, quadrat, real estate, real property, realty, tenements, toft, villa
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Manor, DE Zip code(s): 19720 Manor, GA Zip code(s): 31550 Manor, PA (borough, FIPS 47000) Location: 40.34654 N, 79.67076 W Population (1990): 2627 (978 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15665 Manor, TX (city, FIPS 46440) Location: 30.34597 N, 97.55571 W Population (1990): 1041 (417 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78653
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Manor, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 2796 Housing Units (2000): 1044 Land area (2000): 2.010493 sq. miles (5.207152 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.010493 sq. miles (5.207152 sq. km) FIPS code: 47000 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.335854 N, 79.668229 W ZIP Codes (1990): 15665 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Manor, PA Manor
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Manor, TX -- U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 1204 Housing Units (2000): 436 Land area (2000): 1.144837 sq. miles (2.965115 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.144837 sq. miles (2.965115 sq. km) FIPS code: 46440 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 30.343071 N, 97.556710 W ZIP Codes (1990): 78653 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Manor, TX Manor
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