manor
n.
estate; mansion and the land around it; main house or mansion on an estate
Manor
manor
Noun
1. the mansion of the lord of the manor
(synonym) manor house
(hypernym) mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence
2. the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)
(hypernym) estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne
Manor
(n.)
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.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Manor
The granting of land with a demense, peasants and lands considered requisite to sustain a minor noble. The demense was the lord’s personal land, providing for their needs, while the land worked by the peasants provided additional income or food consumed by the lord or his retainers.