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My manors, rents, revenues, l
forego.

&fist; 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.

Ma*no"ri*al (?), a. Of or
pertaining to a manor. " Manorial claims."
Paley.

Man"o*scope (?), n. [Gr. &?; thin, rare
+ -scope.] Same as Manometer.

Ma*nos"co*py (?), n. The science
of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.

Ma*no"ver*y (?), n. [See
Maneuver.] (Eng. Law) A contrivance or maneuvering
to catch game illegally.


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