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manorhouse

manorhouse is the alternative form of manor house.

Meaning of manor house

Noun

manor house (plural manor houses)

  1. (UK) The main house on a landed estate.
    • Near-synonyms: great house, great hall
  2. 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

Forms of manorhouse

pluralmanorhouses

Questions about manorhouse

What is manorhouse the alternative form of?
Manorhouse is the alternative form of manor house.

Words near manorhouse in the dictionary

  1. Manorbier
  2. manorexia
  3. manorexic
  4. manorexics
  5. Manorhamilton
  6. manorhouse
  7. manorhouses
  8. manorial
  9. manorial court
  10. manorial courts
  11. manorial roll

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