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seigneury

[seen-yuh-ree, seyn-]

noun

the domain of a seigneur.

(in French Canada) land originally held by grant from the king of France.

Origin:
1675–85; < French seigneurie; see seigneur, -y³

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seigneury (ˈseɪnjərɪ)

—n , pl -gneuries
	the estate of a seigneur

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