Meanings
nounmanor house (plural manor houses)
plural manor houses
- UKThe main house on a landed estate.
Near-synonyms: great house, great hall
Synonyms: great house, great hall
- The house of the lord of the manor.
Many of the houses have neat little dormer windows and tall stone chimneys, and Corfe's older buildings include the fine old manor house.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 134, about Corfe Castle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe main house on a landed estate.
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Translations
Catalan casa senyorial
- casa senyorialhouse of the lord of the manor
Czech zámek, zámek
- zámekmain house on a landed estate
- zámekhouse of the lord of the manor
Esperanto domego
- domegomain house on a landed estate
Greek αρχοντόσπιτο
- αρχοντόσπιτο (archontóspito)main house on a landed estate
Irish teach tiarna, mainéar
- teach tiarnamain house on a landed estate
- mainéarmain house on a landed estate
- teach tiarnahouse of the lord of the manor
Persian خانه اربابی
- خانه اربابی (xāne arbābi)main house on a landed estate
Polish dwór, dwór
- dwórmain house on a landed estate
- dwórhouse of the lord of the manor
Spanish casa solariega
- casa solariegahouse of the lord of the manor
Welsh maenordy
- maenordymain house on a landed estate
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APA
manor house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manor%20house
MLA
“manor house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manor%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manor house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manor%20house.
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