manor vs manner

manor

Definitions

noun

  1. the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
  2. the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)

Examples

Dot and I took some manchets about the manor to sell for charity, although she did all the talking.

Where the lord of the manor had a demesne farm, the court appointed a reeve to supervise the farming activities, using labour services and collecting rents.

The manor is a world away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

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manner

Definitions

noun

  1. a way of acting or behaving
  2. how something is done or how it happens
  3. a kind

Examples

The poems, plays, and essays of the committed cultural nationalist are characterized by a markedly hortatory or didactic manner.

A horizontal merger may enable the new entity to set price and output in the same manner as a single-firm monopolist, with the same consequences for consumer welfare.

Moreover, it is expressly added that if the day before the Passover falls on a Sabbath, one may in this manner purchase a Paschal lamb, and, presumably, all else that is needful for the feast.

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