English manor
Lord's rural residence
An English manor was the basic unit of landholding in medieval England—an estate held by a lord who exercised authority over the land and its tenants.
The manor typically included the lord's residence, farmland, a village, and common areas.
Tenants owed labor, rent, or both in exchange for the right to work portions of the land.
The term now often refers simply to the large country houses that survive from this system: They converted the old manor into a hotel.
- manor houseLanded gentry's residence
- lordNobleman or ruler
- ladyCourteous term for woman
- landed gentryLandowning class living on rents
- knight's feeLand granted for military service
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Small rural home
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English manortenant farm
Rented land for cultivation
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