Meaning of SEIGNIORY
| Pronunciation: | | 'seynyuree
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[n] the estate and power of a seigneur |
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SEIGNIORY is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | seigneury, signory |
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| | See Also: | | acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Seign"ior*y\, n.; pl. {-ies}. [OE. seignorie, OF.
seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]
1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but
what by encroachment he got upon the English.
--Spenser.
2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a
manor. [Written also {seigneury}, and {seignory}.]
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