seigniory

or si·gno·ry

[ seen-yuh-ree ]

/ ˈsin yə ri /

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noun, plural seign·ior·ies.

the power or authority of a seignior.

History/Historical. a lord's domain.

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Origin of seigniory

1250–1300; Middle English seignorie<Old French; see seigneur, -y³

Words nearby seigniory

Seifert, seigneur, seigneury, seignior, seigniorage, seigniory, seignorial, seik, Seilenos, seine, Seine-et-Marne

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How to use seigniory in a sentence

The bailiff, justiciary of the seigniory, had just arrived at the village, accompanied with five or six armed men.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
The autumn sun cast its last rays upon one of the villages of the seigniory of Plouernel.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
Yes, notwithstanding you could have chosen from the serfs of the seigniory a companion who would not have been deformed.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
He then rejoined the travelers, who were proceeding along the road of the seigniory of Plouernel.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

The latter had just reached the age of knighthood, a glorious event, so dearly paid for by the serfs of the seigniory.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for seigniory

seigniory

signory (ˈsiːnjərɪ)

/ (ˈseɪnjərɪ) /

noun plural -gniories or -gnories

less common names for a seigneury

(in England) the fee or manor of a seignior; a feudal domain

the authority of a seignior or the relationship between him and his tenants

a body of lords

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