as in mansion
a large impressive residence
entertained everyone at their manor house after the wedding ceremony
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Recent Examples of manor house
It was likely built around 1300 directly south of the first building and may have been downgraded after the conquest to serve as a kitchen or another purpose for the manor house.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
In Maryland, Catholics often operated plantations to finance their outreach and to comply with colonial law limiting their religious services to private property; their manor houses often featured adjoining chapels.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Mirrored after dining experiences in an English or Irish manor house, Elizabeth King (proprietor and executive chef) hosts tea lovers within four intimate rooms.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Domaine de Vieux-Mareuil, in the Dordogne (Périgord) region of south west France, is a delightful group of four all-inclusive private manor houses, each available for holiday rental.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
In Maryland, Catholics often operated plantations to finance their outreach and to comply with colonial law limiting their religious services to private property; their manor houses often featured adjoining chapels.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Mirrored after dining experiences in an English or Irish manor house, Elizabeth King (proprietor and executive chef) hosts tea lovers within four intimate rooms.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Domaine de Vieux-Mareuil, in the Dordogne (Périgord) region of south west France, is a delightful group of four all-inclusive private manor houses, each available for holiday rental.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manor house
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Just seven other properties make up the North Forty community, including a mansion built by Guy Mascolo, the late co-founder of the Toni&Guy hair salons.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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Tuscan-style Beverly Hills mansion Kardashian next paid $3.4 million for a five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom Tuscan-style mansion in Beverly Hills in 2010.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
13 Mar. 2025
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Every conductor is, in effect, a guest of the manor invited by the musicians.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Photographed by Arnaldo Anaya-Lucca, and produced by Nada Marketing y Comunicación S.L., the images show the high-octane duo sharing quality moments dressed in formal and casual clothing and looking every inch the lords of the manor.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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History The Fairmont Kea Lani opened in 1991 as Hawaii's only all-suite and villa luxury resort — a title that it’s held ever since.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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On Temptation Island, his fantasy seemed to become a reality when he was seen entering the villa bathroom with singles Alex Zamora and Courtney Randolph.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.—
DeAnna Janes,
Harper's BAZAAR,
28 Aug. 2023
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She was born on May 29, 1917 and grew up in a hacienda in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.—
Natalia Torija Nieto,
ELLE Decor,
28 Sep. 2022
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But now the game has been flipped on its head, with Season Three proving any contestant with the right skills, strategy, and in some cases the luck can leave the Scottish castle victorious.—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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For the show, the duo built an office space embedded with silicone paintings full of chivalric symbols: the mirror, the castle, the knight, the enchanted woods.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Hackman's estate is attempting to block the release of photos, videos and police bodycam footage related to the couple's deaths.—
Janelle Ash,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Thousands of cancer patients or their estates have sued, saying Roundup gave them non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.—
Holly Yan,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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The palace aide said that statement also resonated deeply with Queen Camilla.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Archaeologists began excavating and reconstructing the palace complex in the mid-1970s, including the original stone embankments, water conduit and drainage channel.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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The developer received $35 million of that money as a loan, while North County Transit District got $12.9 million as a grant, and a small amount went to Interfaith Community Services, which assists low-income residents of affordable housing.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Attending Harvard will be completely free for students from families making $100,000 or less, with the university committing to cover housing, health insurance and travel costs between campus and home.—
Maria Aguilar Prieto,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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