The term "moor" refers to a mooring, or a location where something is moored. Jane receives her inheritance at Moor House, which provides her with stability for the first time in her life. Previously, she was dependent on Mr. Rochester for support. Now that he is dead, she has no choice but to take responsibility for herself and her daughter. Moor House is a large country estate near Thornfield Hall, the home of Mr. Rochester's family. It was built by Mr. Rochester's father, who spent all his money building this house as a monument to himself. When the father dies, Mr. Rochester moves into the house, but does not have enough money to finish it. So he asks his friend Edward Fairfax to help him out by lending him some cash so that he can buy materials and hire workers to help him build a new house. Mr. Rochester tells Jane that when he is done building, he will rent out parts of the house and make more money that way, so that he can finally pay off his debt and stop relying on others to give him money. This allows him to free himself from his past sins by starting fresh with a new life. When Mr. Rochester dies, Jane goes back to Moor House to live there with her daughter Adrianna.