to the manor born

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to the manor born

Sounds like to the manner born

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Eggcorn of to the manner born.

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not comparable From an upper class or wealthy family. Near-synonyms: born to the purple, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Similar: born to the purple, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
not comparable Eggcorn of to the manner born. Presently he arrived and mounted the granite boulder as if to the manor born.

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"to the manor born." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20manor%20born. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"to the manor born." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20manor%20born.

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@misc{to_the_manor_born_2026,
  title = {to the manor born},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20manor%20born},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}