MANOR HOUSE | Canmore

Term	Note
COUNTRY HOUSE	A rural residence or mansion.
FORTIFIED MANOR HOUSE	A manor house, which was granted a royal licence to crenellate.
MANOR	An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc.
PALACE	A building used as the official residence of royalty or of a high-ranking religious leader such as an Archbishop. Often large and richly furnished.
PRECEPTORY	A manor or estate owned and run by an order of knights and governed by a preceptor.
TOWN HOUSE	An urban residence of a merchant or laird, either detached or in a terrace. For a building used for local administration use TOLBOOTH