man|or

man|or «MAN uhr», noun.

1. (in the Middle Ages) a large estate, part of which was set aside for the lord and the rest divided among his peasants, who paid the owner rent in goods, services, or money. If the lord sold his manor, the peasants or serfs were sold with it.

2. a large estate.

3. a tract of land in colonial America within which the owner had a similar arrangement.

4. the main house or mansion of an estate.

╂[< Old French manoir, earlier maneir, noun use of infinitive < Latin manēre to stay, abide]