maner
Latin
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French manoir, from Latin manēre (“to stay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manˈɛːr/, /ˈmanər/, /manˈuːr/
Noun
maner (plural maneres)
- A manorial estate or property; a manor.
- A mansion; the house on such an estate.
- (figuratively, Late Middle English, rare) Any dwelling or abode.
References
- “manē̆r (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman manere, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin manuāria, from manuarius.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manˈɛːr(ə)/, /ˈmanər(ə)/, /maːnˈɛːr(ə)/, /ˈmaːnər(ə)/
Noun
maner (plural maneres or maner)
- The manner, way, fashion or method in which something is done or performed:
- The usual practice or custom of someone; that which one is wont to do.
- One's behaviour or actions; manners, especially if commendable.
- A group of people's customs, practices, or traditions.
- A moral code or precept; guidelines or recommendations.
- A sort, kind, or group; an ethnicity or people.
- A genre, format, or variety of art or literature.
- The characteristics, state, composition or structure of something; its innate nature.
- The situation or conditions surrounding an event.
- Temperance; withholding oneself from excess.
- Justification; reason, basis, cause.
- (rare) A provision; a statement depending on a condition.
- (rare) A restriction or bound.
References
- “manē̆r(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.
References
- “manē̆r(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.
Welsh
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