SEIGNIORY

seigniory, seigneury, feudal lordship

(noun) the position and authority of a feudal lord

seigneury, seigniory, signory

(noun) the estate of a seigneur

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

seigniory (countable and uncountable, plural seigniories)

The estate of a feudal lord.

The power or authority of a lord; dominion.

(legal) The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.

(historical) The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.

Synonyms

• fief

Anagrams

• Irigoyens

Source: Wiktionary

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Seign"ior*y, n.; pl. -ies. Etym: [OE. seignorie, OF. seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]

1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion. O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he got upon the English. Spenser.

2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. [Written also seigneury, and seignory.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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