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At that time, many of the old French seigniories fell into the conqueror's hands, and, by the power of a might that makes right, were allotted to various English officers for distinguished services.

From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)

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 Bourinot, John George, Sir

"I knew," said Chrysler, "that you had your seigniories in Quebec, and some sort of a feudal history, far back, but I never dreamed of such seats."

From The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making by Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw)

Who is it but the merchants who are buying up the seigniories and living in the manor-houses to-day?

From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw)

Five years separated the needy Munster Captain from the Lord Warden of the Stannaries, the magnificent Captain of the Queen's Guard, the owner of broad lands in England, and Irish seigniories.

From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)