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seigneury

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sei⋅gneur⋅y

  [seen-yuh-ree, seyn-]
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–noun
1. the domain of a seigneur.
2. (in French Canada) land originally held by grant from the king of France.
Origin:
1675–85; < F seigneurie; see seigneur, -y 3
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seign·eur·y   (sān'yə-rē)   
n.   pl. seign·eur·ies
The power, rank, or estate of a seigneur.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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