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Seigniory

//ˈsiːnjəɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The estate of a feudal lord. countable, uncountable

    "Robert of Artoys baniſht though thou be, / From Fraunce thy natiue Country, yet with vs, / Thou ſhalt retayne as great a Seigniorie: / For vve create thee Earle of Richmond heere, […]"

  2. 2
    the position and authority of a feudal lord wordnet
  3. 3
    The power or authority of a lord; dominion. countable, uncountable

    "O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he got upon the English."

  4. 4
    the estate of a seigneur wordnet
  5. 5
    The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic. countable, historical, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English seignurie, from Old French seignurie, from seignor + -ie.

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