seigniory
noun
the power or authority of a seignior.
seigniories
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pluralof seigniory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The great seigniories of Germanie, by one suc- cedyng in gouernment, haue been permanent in that good- lie state.
From A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike because all other partes of Rhetorike are grounded thereupon, euery parte sette forthe in an Oracion vpon questions, verie profitable to bee knowen and redde by Richard Rainolde
The province was to be divided into counties, and each county into seigniories, baronies, and precincts.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
The greater part of Canada was divided into large estates or seigniories, with the view of creating a colonial noblesse, and of stimulating settlement in a wilderness.
From Canada by Sir John George Bourinot
De Lotbinière, who remained, bought them for a song, including the château in Montreal and several large seigniories, chiefly wild lands, but growing in value.
From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall
Neither Condé’s military clients, nor his numerous seigniories, nor his governments took any active part whatsoever.
From Political Women, Vol. 1 by Sutherland Menzies
