manor
gb/mˈænɚ/ us/mˈænɚ/
B2
Ingles
~ 8000
udvarház, kúria, uradalom, hűbérbirtok, terület, felségterület, terep
PANGNGALAN
B2
1
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] lives in a manor
They bought an old manor in the English countryside and spent years restoring it.
Vettek egy régi udvarházat az angol vidéken, és éveket töltöttek a helyreállításával.
The film was shot in a 17th‑century manor overlooking the lake.
A filmet egy tóra néző, 17. századi udvarházban forgatták.
Tourists can visit the manor and its gardens during the summer months.
The family has owned this manor for more than two hundred years.
The wedding reception was held at a grand manor just outside the city.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
My uncle lives in a big manor in the country.
A nagybátyám egy nagy vidéki kúriában lakik.
We visited an old manor during our holiday.
Nyaralásunk alatt meglátogattunk egy régi udvarházat.
Many rich people in the past had large manors.
The manor has many rooms and a large garden.
A river runs behind the manor.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners often confuse "manor" with "manner" because they sound the same. "Manor" is a type of house or estate, while "manner" means a way of doing something or a person's behaviour. Learners may also use "manor" for any large modern city house, where "mansion" or simply "large house" is more natural.
Kahulugan
large country house and land
Mga kolokasyon
manor house
|country manor
|historic manor
|stately manor
|family manor
|medieval manor
Mga kasingkahulugan
mansion (A very large, expensive house; not limited to the countryside or to old, historic buildings.)
|
estate (Often refers to all the land and buildings owned together, not just the main house.)
Mga kasalungat
cottage (A small, simple house, often in the countryside; contrasts with the size and grandeur of a manor.)
Mga tema
housing
|architecture
|history
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
A big, usually old house in the countryside, often with a lot of land around it.
A large, often old country house and the land around it, especially one that belonged to a rich or important family.
PANGNGALAN
C1
FORMAL
2
uradalom
C1
hűbérbirtok
C1
Padron ng paggamit:
the manor of [a place]
Under the charter, the manor of Greenfield passed to his eldest son.
Az oklevél értelmében a greenfieldi uradalom a legidősebb fiára szállt.
The book explains how the medieval manor functioned as an economic and legal unit.
A könyv bemutatja, hogyan működött a középkori uradalom gazdasági és jogi egységként.
She traced her ancestors back to tenants on the manor of Wroxham.
Many rights once attached to the manor have now disappeared from English law.
The village developed around the manor and its demesne lands.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
In the Middle Ages, many villages were part of a manor.
A középkorban sok falu egy uradalom része volt.
The lord controlled the manor and the land around it.
A földesúr irányította az uradalmat és a hozzá tartozó földeket.
Farmers worked the fields of the manor.
Old laws about the manor are still sometimes important.
The church and the manor were close to each other.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may think this meaning is simply the same as a large house. In historical or legal texts, however, "manor" often includes the land, the people living on it, and legal rights, not just the building.
Kahulugan
feudal estate and its rights
Mga kolokasyon
lord of the manor
|medieval manor
|feudal manor
|manor court
|rights of the manor
Mga kasingkahulugan
estate (A general term for land and property; does not always include the specific legal and historical rights that a manor had.)
|
fief (A more technical or historical term for land held from a lord; overlaps with "manor" but is less common in modern English.)
Mga kasalungat
freehold (Land owned outright without the manorial or feudal obligations that defined a manor.)
Mga tema
history
|law
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
In old English law, an area of land with a big house and special legal rights, owned by a lord.
In feudal and later English law, a landed estate held by a lord, including the land, buildings, and legal rights connected with it.
PANGNGALAN
C1
INFORMAL
3
Padron ng paggamit:
on [someone]'s (own) manor
The detective was working outside his usual manor and felt out of place.
A nyomozó a megszokott terepén kívül dolgozott, és idegenül érezte magát.
Local gangs warned outsiders not to deal drugs on their manor.
A helyi bandák figyelmeztették a kívülállókat, hogy ne áruljanak drogot a területükön.
As a reporter, she knows every councillor on her political manor.
Playing at home, the team is confident on its own manor.
He said he never commits crimes off his manor because it is too risky.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The police officer knows everyone on his manor.
A rendőr mindenkit ismer a körzetében.
The gang does not want strangers on their manor.
A banda nem akar idegeneket a területén.
He is happy when he plays football on his own manor.
She felt safe on her home manor.
They were nervous working off their usual manor.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners often confuse this informal sense with the basic meaning of a large house. In expressions like "on his own manor", it almost never refers to a building; it means someone's local area or territory. It is also easy to confuse "manor" with the more common word "manner", which is unrelated in meaning.
Kahulugan
someone's local area or territory
Mga kolokasyon
on his own manor
|in my manor
|back on his manor
|protect their manor
Mga kasingkahulugan
turf (Slang; very similar meaning, especially for criminal groups or sports teams defending their area.)
|
patch (Informal; suggests a smaller area someone regularly works in or looks after.)
Mga kasalungat
unknown territory (Describes an area that someone does not know or control, opposite of their familiar "manor".)
Mga tema
crime
|policing
|british_culture
|daily_life
|relationships
|communication
Depinisyon
In British informal English, the place or area that someone knows well and feels is their own territory.
In British informal usage, the area where someone normally lives, works, or has authority or influence, often seen as their territory.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
manor
IPA
GB/mˈænɚ/
US/mˈænɚ/
Mga pantig at diin
man - or (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (man)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: manor
- Plural: manors
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
manors
noun
Core family
manorial
adjective
Related words
estate
noun B1
Advanced or less common
manorialism
noun
Mga ekspresyon
lord of the manor
1/lˈɔɹd əv ðə mˈænɚ/
idiom
person acting like they own everything
Someone who behaves in a very important, bossy way, as if they own and control the place and the people there.
Mga Halimbawa
- He comes home from work and sits on the sofa like the lord of the manor while everyone else runs around him.
- Stop acting like lord of the manor and help us clear the table.
- The manager strutted into the office as if he were lord of the manor.
manor house
1/mˈænɚ hˈaʊs/
fixed phrase
main house on a country estate
The main large house on a big piece of land in the countryside, especially in the past.
Mga Halimbawa
- The old manor house has been turned into a hotel.
- A long drive leads up to the manor house at the center of the estate.
- They filmed the period drama in a 16th‑century manor house.
on someone's own manor
1/ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌnz ˈoʊn mˈænɚ/
idiom
informal
in one's own area or territory
In the place or area that someone knows very well and feels is their own territory.
Mga Halimbawa
- The team is hard to beat when they play on their own manor.
- He was confident arguing local politics on his own manor.
- The gang warned rival dealers not to sell drugs on their manor.