\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.