manor

noun

ˈma-nər How to pronounce manor (audio)
Definition of manornext
as in mansion
a large impressive residence the old family manor has 117 rooms

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Recent Examples of manor But after World War II, the lady of the manor moved her driver out and moved herself in. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025 Angus and Herefords graze in fields next to large manor homes on one-acre lots. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025 The clerk explained that although Wi-Fi could be accessed from anywhere on the property, there were no televisions, telephones, radios, or clocks in the guest rooms in the manor. — Tykesha Burton, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024 Home Alone always seems to re-enter the cultural conversation each Christmas season, but last year, director Chris Columbus answered a long-gestating burning question: How did Kevin's parents afford that lavish manor? — Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for manor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manor
  1. mansion
  2. castle
  3. hacienda
  4. estate
  5. villa
  6. palace
Noun
  • Just seven other properties make up the North Forty community, including a mansion built by Guy Mascolo, the late co-founder of the Toni&Guy hair salons.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Tuscan-style Beverly Hills mansion Kardashian next paid $3.4 million for a five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom Tuscan-style mansion in Beverly Hills in 2010.
    — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of mansion
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  • The sandy beaches of South Beach only had a smattering of sun bathers, sand castle builders, joggers and swimmers.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
  • In the remake, after being kissed back to life, Snow White confronts the Evil Queen, who is still alive and well at the castle, and announces her intention to reclaim her late parents’ realm.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of castle
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  • The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.
    — DeAnna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
  • She was born on May 29, 1917 and grew up in a hacienda in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
    — Natalia Torija Nieto, ELLE Decor, 28 Sep. 2022
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Hackman's estate is attempting to block the release of photos, videos and police bodycam footage related to the couple's deaths.
    — Janelle Ash, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Thousands of cancer patients or their estates have sued, saying Roundup gave them non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
    — Holly Yan, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of estate
Noun
  • On Temptation Island, his fantasy seemed to become a reality when he was seen entering the villa bathroom with singles Alex Zamora and Courtney Randolph.
    — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • History The Fairmont Kea Lani opened in 1991 as Hawaii's only all-suite and villa luxury resort — a title that it’s held ever since.
    — Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of villa
Noun
  • The palace aide said that statement also resonated deeply with Queen Camilla.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Archaeologists began excavating and reconstructing the palace complex in the mid-1970s, including the original stone embankments, water conduit and drainage channel.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of palace

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