Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manor \Man"or\, n. [OE. maner, OF. maneir habitation, village,
   F. manoir manor, prop. the OF. inf. maneir to stay, remain,
   dwell, L. manere, and so called because it was the permanent
   residence of the lord and of his tenants. See {Mansion}, and
   cf. {Remain}.]
   1. (Eng. Law) The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so
      much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own
      hands, for the use and subsistence of his family.

            My manors, rents, revenues, l forego. --Shak.

   Note: In these days, a manor rather signifies the
         jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or
         site, for a man may have a manor in gross, as the law
         terms it, that is, the right and interest of a
         court-baron, with the perquisites thereto belonging.

   2. (American Law) A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay
      a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and
      sometimes by performing certain stipulated services.
      --Burrill.

   {Manor house}, or {Manor seat}, the house belonging to a
      manor.