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Manorial

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Adjective

1. manorial

of or relating to or based on the manor

Example Sentences:
'manorial accounts'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Manorial

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noun
1. 
(in medieval Europe) the manor house of a lord and the lands attached to it
2. 
(before 1776 in some North American colonies) a tract of land granted with rights of inheritance by royal charter
3. 
a manor house
4. 
a landed estate
5. British slang
a geographical area of operation, esp of a gang or local police force

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Manorial

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noun
1. 
in England
a. 
in feudal times, the district over which a lord held authority and which was subject to the jurisdiction of his court
b. 
more recently, a landed estate, usually with a main residence, the owner of which still holds some feudal rights over the land
2. 
in America during colonial times, a district granted as a manor and leased to tenants at a set rental
3. 
a. 
a mansion
b. 
the main residence on an estate or plantation
c. 
a lord's mansion with its land

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Manorial

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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