A
magnanery ( ) is the site of
sericulture, similar to a
farm being the site of
agriculture. The
yeoman who runs it is called a
magnanier or, more recently, a
mangnan. The word
magnanière, meaning building dedicated to sericulture, is
also seen.
The word
originated from the Occitan word
magnan, as Provence was the centre
of French
sericulture.