seigniory

[seen-yuh-ree]

seign·ior·y

[seen-yuh-ree]
noun, plural seign·ior·ies.
1.
the power or authority of a seignior.
2.
History/Historical. a lord's domain.
Also, signory.


Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English seignorie < Old French; see seigneur, -y3
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Seigniory is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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seigniory or signory (ˈseɪnjərɪ, ˈsiːnjərɪ)
 
n , pl -gniories, -gnories
1.  less common names for a seigneury
2.  (in England) the fee or manor of a seignior; a feudal domain
3.  the authority of a seignior or the relationship between him and his tenants
4.  a body of lords
 
signory or signory
 
n

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