seigneury
Americannoun
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the domain of a seigneur.
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(in French Canada) land originally held by grant from the king of France.
noun
Etymology
Origin of seigneury
Example Sentences
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The largest of the settlements so formed was the one on the Miramichi, at Pierre Beaubair's seigneury, where the village of Nelson now stands.
From The Acadian Exiles : a Chronicle of the Land of Evangeline by Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir
The first grant of a seigneury in the territory of New France was made in 1623 to Louis Hébert, a Paris apothecary who had come to Quebec with Champlain some years before this date.
From Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 by Munro, William Bennett
His seigneury had his attention only when opportunities for some more exciting field of action failed to present themselves.
From The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism by Munro, William Bennett
Two years later this recognition came in the form of a royal decree which elevated the seigneury of Longueuil to the dignity of a barony, and made its owner the Baron de Longueuil.
From The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism by Munro, William Bennett
By the terms of their tenure the habitants of the seigneury were required to appear each May Day before the main door of the manor-house, and there to plant a pole in the seigneur's honour.
From The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism by Munro, William Bennett
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