signory
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When the king began to hint at the recall of Piero de’ Medici, whose envoys had gained his ear, the signory ordered the citizens to be ready to fly to arms.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
On the archbishop's death his three nephews succeeded jointly to the signory.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight
The Priors form the signory as of old.
From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington
Marino Zorzi, the new Venetian ambassador, first mentioned the project to his signory November 26th.
From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Gregorovius, Ferdinand
They demanded from the signory that all prisoners be released, which was done, and these immediately joined our ranks.
From Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Holt, Mathew Joseph
It would seem that an ancestor of Don Camillo was anciently a senator of Venice, when the death of a relation brought many Calabrian signories into his possession.
From The Bravo by Cooper, James Fenimore
The King of Spain, after the old Roman manner, has a whole page of titles, to express the several kingdoms and signories of which he is master.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832 by Various
The next attempt was made by Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex, who received part of the signories of Clannaboy and Ferney, provided he could expel the "rebels" who dwelt there.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances
"Merchants Adventurers of England for the discovery of lands, territories, isles and signories, unknown."
From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord
There come the ensigns of our subject towns and signories, Melema; they will all be suspended in San Giovanni until this day next year, when they will give place to new ones.”
From Romola by Eliot, George
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