- seigniory
- or seignory noun (plural -gniories or -gnories) Date: 14th century 1. lordship, dominion; specifically the power or authority of a feudal lord 2. the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction
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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 got upon the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seigniory — index domain (land owned) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
seigniory — [sān′yər ē] n. pl. seigniories [ME seignorie < OFr] 1. the dominion or estate of a seignior 2. the rights or authority of a feudal lord 3. a body of lords, esp. those of a medieval Italian republic 4. SEIGNEURY (sense 2) … English World dictionary
seigniory in gross — noun see seigniory 1b … Useful english dictionary
seigniory — /seen yeuh ree/, n., pl. seigniories. 1. the power or authority of a seignior. 2. Hist. a lord s domain. Also, signory. [1250 1300; ME seignorie < OF; see SEIGNEUR, Y3] * * * … Universalium
seigniory — noun The estate of a feudal lord Syn: seigneury, signory See Also: seigneur … Wiktionary
seigniory — seign·ior·y || sɪËnjÉ™rɪ / seɪn n. estate of a seignior; power or rank of a seignior … English contemporary dictionary
seigniory — [ seɪnjəri] (also seigneury) noun (plural seigniories) the position, authority, or domain of a feudal lord. Origin ME: from OFr. seignorie, from seigneur (see seigneur) … English new terms dictionary
seigniory — n. Lordship, manor … New dictionary of synonyms
seigniory — sei·gniory … English syllables
