A court through which the lord of a manor exercised jurisdiction over his tenants in civil and minor criminal matters (chiefly in the medieval period, though continued later in adapted form in some places.
Origin
Mid 17th century.
Definition of manor court in US English:
manor court
noun
A court through which the lord of a manor exercised jurisdiction over his tenants in civil and minor criminal matters (chiefly in the medieval period, though continued later in adapted form in some places.