Both Uses of
manor
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Mr. Bingley intended it likewise, and sometimes made choice of his county; but as he was now provided with a good house and the liberty of a manor, it was doubtful to many of those who best knew the easiness of his temper, whether he might not spend the remainder of his days at Netherfield, and leave the next generation to purchase.†
p. 17.8 *
- "When you have killed all your own birds, Mr. Bingley," said her mother, "I beg you will come here, and shoot as many as you please on Mr. Bennet's manor.†
p. 318.7
Definition:
a large house of a wealthy person
or historically:
the main house of a lord and the land around it that was worked by tenant farmers
or historically:
the main house of a lord and the land around it that was worked by tenant farmers