lady of the manor
Manor's female head
The lady of the manor is the female head of a manor estate, either by marriage to the lord or by holding the title in her own right.
The term evokes English feudal tradition, where the manor was the basic unit of land ownership.
Today it survives mainly as a ceremonial or purchased title: She bought herself the title of lady of the manor.
- chatelaineEstate's managing lady
- baronessFemale holder of barony
- landownerOne possessing real estate
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- duchessWoman of ducal rank
grand estate · dowager · Jane Eyre · feudal lord · demesne · upstairs downstairs · steward · stately home · country house · reeve · countess · matriarch · bailiff · noblewoman · consort · medieval ballads · domestic sphere · tenant-in-chief
lady of the manorcommoner
Non-noble person
peasant · serf · servant · scullery maid · chambermaid
lady of the manortenant
One who rents property
farmhand · groundskeeper · cottager · stable hand · kitchen maid