noun
Meaning 1
The estate of a feudal lord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
seigniory
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/ˈsiːnjəɹi/
noun
Meaning 2
The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 5
the position and authority of a feudal lord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seigneury, feudal lordship
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
noun
Meaning 6
the estate of a seigneur
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seigneury, signory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne
History
Etymology
From Middle English seignurie, from Old French seignurie, from seignor + -ie.