manor, maner, manere, manoire, mannor, manour

[O. Fr. manoir, maneir, manera manor-house, a mansion; prob. a place to dwell or abide in, from O. Fr. manoir, maneir = to dwell, Lat. maneo =to remain, to dwell.] *I. Ord. Lang.: A dwelling, a residence, a habitation. "Trouth himself over al and al Had chose his maner principall In her, that was his resting place." Chaucer: Dreame. II. Technically : 1. Eng . Law : A lordship or barony held by a lord and subject to the jurisdiction of a court-baron held by him. 2. Amer. Law : Atract of land occupied by tenants who pay a fee-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes perform certain stipulated services. ( Burrill .)