- seigneury
- noun (plural -gneuries) Date: 1630 1. a. the territory under the government of a feudal lord b. a landed estate held in Canada by feudal tenure until 1854 2. the manor house of a Canadian seigneur
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Seigneury — Nom porté en Normandie (27, 28, 76). Variante : Seigneurie (14, 50). Forme ancienne : Seigneuri. Il désigne celui qui habite un lieu dit la Seigneurie (terre seigneuriale, fief), toponyme fréquent dans cette région … Noms de famille
seigneury — [sān′yər ē] n. pl. seigneuries 1. SEIGNIORY (sense 1) 2. in French Canada, through the mid 19th cent., the estate or manor of a seigneur … English World dictionary
seigneury — Seigniory Seign ior*y, n.; pl. { ies}. [OE. seignorie, OF. seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.] 1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion. [1913 Webster] O Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seigneury — /seen yeuh ree, sayn /, n. 1. the domain of a seigneur. 2. (in French Canada) land originally held by grant from the king of France. [1675 85; < F seigneurie; see SEIGNEUR, Y3] * * * … Universalium
seigneury — sei·gneury … English syllables
seigneury — sei•gneur•y [[t]ˈsin yə ri, ˈseɪn [/t]] n. pl. gneur•ies why the domain of a seigneur • Etymology: 1675–85; < F seigneurie; see seigneur, y III … From formal English to slang
seigneury — /ˈseɪnjəri/ (say saynyuhree) noun the domain, house, or status of a seigneur. Also, seigneurie …
seigneury — noun 1. the estate of a seigneur • Syn: ↑seigniory, ↑signory • Hypernyms: ↑estate, ↑land, ↑landed estate, ↑acres, ↑demesne 2. the position and authority of a feudal lord … Useful english dictionary
Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière — Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, 1st Marquis de Lotbinière (1723–1798), Seigneur of Vaudreuil, Lotbinière and Rigaud, Quebec etc. On his advice, the Marquis de Montcalm successfully attacked Fort William Henry in 1757. In 1758, Lotbinière again… … Wikipedia
Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem — The Crusader state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, created in 1099, was divided into a number of smaller seigneuries.IntroductionAccording to the 13th century jurist John of Ibelin the four highest barons in the kingdom proper were: * the Count of… … Wikipedia
