"maner" meaning in Middle English

See maner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maˈnɛːr/, /maˈnɔi̯r/, /ˈmanər/ Forms: maneres [plural], manar [alternative], manayre [alternative], maneer [alternative], manere [alternative], manoir [alternative], manoire [alternative], manour [alternative], manoyre [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Italic *monēō Latin manēre Old French maneir, manoirbor. Middle English maner Borrowed from Old French maneir, manoir, from Latin manēre (“to stay”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:manoir<alt:maneir, manoir>|id=manor|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Italic *monēō Latin manēre Old French maneir, manoirbor. Middle English maner, {{bor+|enm|fro|maneir,manoir}} Borrowed from Old French maneir, manoir, {{der|enm|la|manēre|t=to stay}} Latin manēre (“to stay”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} maner, {{enm-noun|maneres}} maner (plural maneres)
  1. A manorial estate or property; a manor.
    Sense id: en-maner-enm-noun-s9rOrGNN Categories (other): Feudalism Disambiguation of Feudalism: 100 0 0 0
  2. A mansion; the house on such an estate.
    Sense id: en-maner-enm-noun-54-FHO4z Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Buildings and structures, Household, Housing Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 2 2 14 6 11 32 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 8 3 14 37 17 18 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 17 52 31 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 42 22 21 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 58 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 18 56 25 Disambiguation of Buildings and structures: 17 42 23 18 Disambiguation of Household: 17 47 15 21 Disambiguation of Housing: 9 37 36 18
  3. (figurative, Late Middle English, rare) Any dwelling or abode. Tags: Late-Middle-English, figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-maner-enm-noun-ZM45Fezs Categories (other): Late Middle English, Housing Disambiguation of Housing: 9 37 36 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} maner
  1. alternative form of manere (“characteristics, manner”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: manere (extra: characteristics, manner)
    Sense id: en-maner-enm-noun-ozuoniSv Categories (other): Housing Disambiguation of Housing: 9 37 36 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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