manour

Noun

manor (plural manors)

1. A landed estate.
   • [T]he owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor.2014 September 7, “Doddington's garden pyramid is a folly good show: The owners of a Lincolnshire stately home have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid [print edition...
2. The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
3. A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
4. The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
5. (UK, slang) Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
   • 'I'm a fatalist,' said Mr James Anderton, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester. [...] James Anderton in his suite of offices on the eleventh floor of the modern glass-and-concrete police building, looking out over his domain, his patch, his manor.1983, John Mortimer, In character, Allen Lane, page 77
6. (London, slang) One's neighbourhood.
   • Beckham was asked what it would mean for the Olympics to be held in his old neighbourhood.
     "You mean my manor?" Beckham replied, in fluent East End argot. "I'm obviously from the East End, so it would be incredible for me if it was held there. It could go down as one of the best games in history."2005 July 5, Mark Oliver, “Beckham kicks off last minute Olympics campaigning”, in The Guardian

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