Manor
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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
Place names
- Manor, Victoria, an area of Werribee, Australia
- Manor, South Yorkshire, an area of Sheffield, England
- Manor, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Ware County;
- Manor, Pennsylvania, a borough;
- Manor, Texas, a town;
all in the United States
Other
- Manor, a Swiss department store