Manor definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MAN'OR, n. [L. maneo ... use and subsistence of his family. 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 ... 1: the mansion of a lord or wealthy person [syn: manor, manor house] 2: the landed estate of a lord (including the ... manorial adjective • manorialism noun Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 (also manor-house) a a large country house with lands. b ...
manor house definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the mansion of a lord or wealthy person [syn: manor, manor house] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1575 the house of the lord of a manor Webster's 1913 Dictionary Manor Man"or, n. [OE. maner, OF. maneir habitation, village, F. manoir manor, prop. the OF. inf. maneir to stay, remain, dwell, ...
Manor seat definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Manor Man"or, n. [OE. maner, OF. maneir habitation, village, F. manoir manor, prop. the OF. inf. maneir to stay, remain, dwell, L ... 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 ... in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services. --Burrill. Manor house, or Manor seat, the house belonging to a ...
Lady of the manor definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lady La"dy, n.; pl ... Mary. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady crab (Zo["o]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ... in honor of the Virgin Mary. --Shipley. Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord. Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and ...
Manor-house definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MAN'OR-HOUSE MAN'OR-SEAT, n. The house belonging to a manor. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Hall, manor-seat, mansion, mansion-house.
... Mary. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady crab (Zo["o]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ... in honor of the Virgin Mary. --Shipley. Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord. Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits ... Mary. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady court, the court of a lady of the ...
... dwellings, as is still the practice in Spain. 3. A manor-house, in which courts were formerly held. 4. A college ... hall, hall, student residence] 5: the large room of a manor or castle [syn: manor hall, hall] 6: English writer whose novel about a lesbian ... the chief living room in such a structure 2. the manor house of a landed proprietor 3. a large usually imposing ... London. 2. (a) The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving ... passage in a building. 3. A name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's court was held in ...
... Mistress; the female who presides or has authority over a manor or a family. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... a ruling woman (lady of the house; lady of the manor). 5 (in pl. as a form of address) a female ... Lady chapel. Lady Bountiful a patronizingly generous lady of the manor etc. (a character in Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem). Lady ... Mary. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady crab (Zo["o]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ... in honor of the Virgin Mary. --Shipley. Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the ...
... John 14. 2. The house of the lord of a manor. 3. Residence; above. These poets near our princes sleep, And ... or dwelling ; stay b. archaic dwelling, abode 2. a. (1) manor house (2) a large imposing residence b. a separate apartment ... manere, mansum, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. Manse, Manor, Menagerie, Menial, Permanent.] 1. A dwelling place, -- whether a part ... Den?am. 2. The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension. 3 ... Dwelling, seat, residence, habitation, dwelling-house, mansion-house, abode. 2. Manor-house, manor-seat, hall, mansion-house. Moby Thesaurus aspect, ...
... old. Genesis 18. 4. A baron; the proprietor of a manor; as the lord of the manor. 5. A nobleman; a title of honor in Great Britain ... or ruler. 2 hist. a feudal superior, esp. of a manor. 3 a peer of the realm or a person entitled ... ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor. But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion ... as, the lord of the soil; the lord of the manor. 6. The Supreme Being; Jehovah. Note: When Lord, in the ...
... Mary. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady crab (Zo["o]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ... in honor of the Virgin Mary. --Shipley. Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord. Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits ...
... Mary. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady crab (Zo["o]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ... in honor of the Virgin Mary. --Shipley. Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord. Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits ...
... Mary. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. Lady crab (Zo["o]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ... in honor of the Virgin Mary. --Shipley. Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord. Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits ...