Webster's Dictionary 1828

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MANORIAL

MANO'RIALMANE'RIAL, adjective Pertaining to a manor.They have no civil liberty; their children belong not to them, but to their manorial lord.

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MANPLEASER

MAN'PLEASER, noun [man and pleaser.] One who pleases men, or one who takes uncommon pains to gain the favor of men.

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MANQUELLER

MAN'QUELLER, noun [man and quell.]A mankiller; a manslayer; a murderer. [Not used.]

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MANSE

MANSE, noun mans. [Latin mansio, from maneo, to abide.]1. A house or habitation; particularly, a parsonage house. A capital manse is the manor-house or lord's court.2. A farm.

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MANSERVANT

MAN'SERVANT, noun A male servant.

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MANSION

MAN'SION, noun [Latin mansio, from maneo, to dwell.]1. Any place of residence; a house; a habitation.Thy mansion wants thee, Adam, rise.In my Father's house are many mansions. J...

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MANSION-HOUSE

MAN'SION-HOUSE, noun The house in which one resides; an inhabited house.

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MANSIONARY

MAN'SIONARY, adjective Resident; residentiary; as mansionary canons.

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MANSIONRY

MAN'SIONRY, noun A place of residence. [Not used.]

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MANSLAUGHTER

MAN'SLAUGHTER, noun [man and slaughter. See Slay.]1. In a general sense, the killing of a man or of men; destruction of the human species; murder.2. In law, the unlawful killing...

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MANSLAYER

MAN'SLAYER, noun One that has slain a human being. The Israelites had cities of refuge for manslayers.

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MANSTEALER

MAN'STEALER, noun One who steals and sells men.

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MANSTEALING

MAN'STEALING, noun The act of stealing a human being.

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MANSUETE

MAN'SUETE, adjective [Latin mansuetus.] Tame; gentle; not wild or ferocious. [Little used.]

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MANSUETUDE

MAN'SUETUDE, noun [Latin mansuetudo.] Tameness; mildness; gentleness.

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MANTA

MAN'TA, noun A flat fish that is very troublesome to pearlfishers.

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MANTEL

MANTEL. [See Mantle.]

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MANTELET

MAN'TELETMANT'IGER, rather mantichor, or manticor, noun [Latin manticora, mantichora.] A large monkey or baboon.

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MANTLE

MAN'TLE, noun [Gr. a cloke.]1. A kind of cloke or loose garment to be worn over other garments.The herald and children are clothed with mantles of satin.2. A cover.Well covered ...

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MANTLE-PIECE

MAN'TLE-PIECEMAN'TLE-SHELF, noun The work over a fire-place, in front of the chimney.

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MANTLE-TREE

MAN'TLE-TREE, noun The piece of timber or stone in front of a chimney, over the fire-place, resting on the jambs.[This word, according to Johnson, signifies the work over the fi...

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MANTLET

MANT'LET, noun [dim. of mantle.] A small cloke worn by women.1. In fortification, a kind of movable parapet or penthouse, made of planks, nailed one over another to the highth o...

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MANTLING

MANT'LING, noun In heraldry, the representation of a mantle, or the drapery of a coat of arms.

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MANTO

MAN'TO, noun A robe; a cloke.

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MANTOLOGY

MANTOL'OGY, noun [Gr. divination, and discourse.] The act or art of divination or prophesying. [Little used.]

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MANTUA

MAN'TUA, noun A lady's gown.

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MANTUA-MAKER

MAN'TUA-MAKER, noun One who makes gowns for ladies.