Found 2 items, similar to seigneury.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: seigneury
seigneury
n : the estate and power of a seigneur [syn:
seigniory,
signory]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: seigneury
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.
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O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but
what by encroachment he got upon the English.
--Spenser.
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2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a
manor. [Written also
seigneury, and
seignory.]
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