Found 1 items, similar to -ies.
English → English (gcide) Definition: -ies Seigniory \Seign"ior*y\, n.; pl. -ies. [OE. seignorie, OF. seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.] 1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion. [1913 Webster] O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he got upon the English. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. [Written also seigneury, and seignory.] [1913 Webster] Smithery \Smith"er*y\ (sm[i^]th"[~e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. -ies (-[i^]z). 1. The workshop of a smith; a smithy or stithy. [1913 Webster] 2. Work done by a smith; smithing. [1913 Webster] The din of all his smithery may some time or other possibly wake this noble duke. --Burke. [1913 Webster] Phalanstery \Phal"an*ster*y\, n.; pl. -ies. [F. phalanst[`e]re, fr. Gr. ? a phalanx + ? firm, solid.] 1. An association or community organized on the plan of Fourier. See Fourierism. [1913 Webster] 2. The dwelling house of a Fourierite community. [1913 Webster] Bothy \Both"y\Boothy \Booth"y\ n.; pl. -ies [Scottish. Cf. Booth.] A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a booth. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] ||