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manor
     1. n. A landed estate.
     2. n. The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
     3. n. A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
     4. n. The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
     5. n. (slang) Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1559330/Terror-raids-on-homes-of-uranium-ex-employee.ht
     6. n. (London, slang) One's neighbourhood.

Example Sentences

Including the old shed called the manor house. 



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