manor

manor
    n 1: the mansion of a lord or wealthy person [syn: {manor},
         {manor house}]
    2: the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)
    

Manor \Man"or\, n. [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.
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            My manors, rents, revenues, l forego. --Shak.
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   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.
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   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.
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   {Manor house}, or {Manor seat}, the house belonging to a
      manor; the house of the lord of the manor; a manse.
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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
    

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
    

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
    

MANOR, estates. This word is derived from the French manoir, and signifies, 
a house, residence, or habitation. At present its meaning is more enlarged, 
and includes not only a dwelling-house, but also lands. Vide Co. Litt. 58, 
108; 2 Roll. Ab. 121 Merl. Repert. mot Manoir. See Serg. Land Laws of 
Pennsyl. 195. 
     2. By the English law, a manor is a  tract of land originally granted 
by the king to a person of rank, part of which was given by the grantee to 
his followers, and the rest lie retained under the name of his demesnes; 
that which remained uncultivated was called the lord's waste, and served for 
public roads and common of pasture for the lord and his tenants. 
    

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