In most legislative bodies, including Congress a conference committee occurs when each house has passed their version of a particular bill. The committee of conference is conv â¦ ened to come up with a compromise that both houses can agree on and approve.
Manor house A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes.
Although the word chateau is most often translated as castle in English it most often means palace or manor house in the French language. For example, the famous ChÃ¢teau de Versailles does not bear any resemblance to a castle, so it is known in English as the Palace of Versailles.