manorial

man·or

M0084100 (măn′ər)n.1. a. A landed estate.b. The main house on an estate; a mansion.2. A tract of land in certain North American colonies with hereditary rights granted to the proprietor by royal charter.3. a. The district over which a lord had domain and could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.b. The lord's residence in such a district.

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[Middle English maner, manoir, from Old French maneir, manoir, to dwell, manor, from Latin manēre, to remain; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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ma·no′ri·al (mə-nôr′ē-əl) adj.

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manorial - of or relating to or based on the manor; "manorial accounts"

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