manor house

noun

: the house of the lord of a manor

Examples of manor house in a Sentence

entertained everyone at their manor house after the wedding ceremony
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The show is structured as a manor house murder mystery and wears its influences on its sleeve. Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 It was once owned by The Crown following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539 by King Henry VIII—later transforming into the five-star manor house hotel that stands today with ornate tapestries, Tudor beamed walls, cozy firelit lounges, medieval chandeliers, and original stone archways. Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 Named Seven Oaks Ranch, the 103-acre estate is anchored by a Tudor Revival manor house that blends into the rolling landscape of Happy Canyon. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025 Schiffer currently lives in an Elizabethan Tudor manor house in Suffolk, England, with her husband, English filmmaker Matthew Vaughn, and their youngest daughter Cosima, who is 14. Sofia Celeste, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for manor house

Word History

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of manor house was in 1575

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manor house

noun
: the house of the lord of a manor

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