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seignory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: seignory n : the estate of a seigneur [syn: {seigneury}, {signory}]
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