seigneury

American  

[seen-yuh-ree, seyn-] / ˈsin yə ri, ˈseɪn- /

noun

1. the domain of a seigneur.

2. (in French Canada) land originally held by grant from the king of France.

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seigneury British  

/ ˈseɪnjərɪ /

noun

1. the estate of a seigneur

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Etymology

Origin of seigneury

1675–85; < French seigneurie; see seigneur, -y ³

Example Sentences

Stone, timber, and other building materials were taken freely from the lands of the seigneury, and the work of construction was usually performed by the parishioners themselves.

From The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism by Munro, William Bennett

In face of many difficulties he mastered mathematics and became a self-taught land surveyor, so that he was able to make the surveys of the great Pangman seigneury at Lachenaie.

From The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Skelton, Oscar Douglas

He retired to his seigneury of La Petite Nation at Montebello and devoted himself to his books.

From The 'Patriotes' of '37 A Chronicle of the Lower Canada Rebellion by DeCelles, Alfred D. (Alfred Duclos)

In the 12th century, the duke Robert I gave again to Mont Saint-Michel the seigneury of Saint-Jean and its dependencies.

From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie

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