2007-02-11 10:38:15 · 5 answers · asked by michelley8989 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
As a noun “manor” means the following:
1.(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
2.any similar territorial unit in medieval Europe, as a feudal estate.
3.the mansion of a lord with the land belonging to it.
4.the main house or mansion on an estate, plantation, etc.
Or,
1.
a.A landed estate.
b.The main house on an estate; a mansion.
c.The district over which a lord had domain and could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
d.The lord's residence in such a district.
2.A tract of land in certain North American colonies with hereditary rights granted to the proprietor by royal charter.
3.
a.The district over which a lord had domain and could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
b.The lord's residence in such a district.
Or,
The term manor may refer to:
A system of land tenure
•Manorialism, for the system of land tenure and organization of rural economy and society in medieval western and parts of central Europe
•A manor house; a Lord of the Manor
•In Colonial America, a large estate with hereditary rights granted by Royal Charter, a form of tenure restricted to certain Proprietary colonies
•Seigneurial system of New France, for the 17th-century system in Canada
2007-02-11 11:02:18 · answer #1 · answered by Randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same purpose as any dwelling in which people live-shelter, a place to be,ones home and a address
2007-02-11 10:43:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peasants have been all of the decrease class human beings throughout the time of medieval cases. there became no 'objective' for having them, they have been human beings. around ninety% of the inhabitants have been peasants. They have been the working class: weavers, coppersmiths, locksmiths, franklins, blacksmiths, tailors, carpenters, falconers, reeves, and especially agricultural workers. They farmed the land and produced the basics mandatory for themselves, their families and to sell to others at markets. appreciate!
2016-12-17 07:42:43 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is both a residence and a loca seast of power...
like a palace it was used to establish a visual image of the lords power....
2007-02-11 10:48:25 · answer #4 · answered by max power 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A place to put your stuff?
2007-02-11 10:43:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋