n.
Brit. - a large country house with lands.
- chiefly historical (especially in England and Wales) a unit of land, originally a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and lands rented to tenants.
- informal one's home territory or area of operation.
Derivative
- manorial
/məˈnɔːrɪəl/
adj.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. maner ‘dwelling’, from L. manere ‘remain’.