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MANORIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does manorial mean? 

MANORIAL (adjective)
  The adjective MANORIAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or based on the manorplay

  Familiarity information: MANORIAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MANORIAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or based on the manor

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

manorial accounts

Pertainym:

manor (the mansion of a lord or wealthy person)

Derivation:

manor (the mansion of a lord or wealthy person)

manor (the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it))


 Context examples 


She could not tell Miss Crawford that those woods belonged to Sotherton, she could not carelessly observe that she believed that it was now all Mr. Rushworth's property on each side of the road, without elation of heart; and it was a pleasure to increase with their approach to the capital freehold mansion, and ancient manorial residence of the family, with all its rights of court-leet and court-baron.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)



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