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seigniory

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[ seen-yuh-ree ]

noun

plural seigniories.
  1. the power or authority of a seignior.
  2. History/Historical. a lord's domain.


seigniory

/ ˈseɪnjərɪ; ˈsiːnjərɪ /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of seigniory1

1250–1300; Middle English seignorie < Old French; seigneur, -y 3
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On the continent the common use of the scocheon is to bear the paternal arms of a sovereign or noble, surmounting the quarterings of his kingdoms, principalities, fiefs or seigniories.

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In English law the term “honour” is used of a seigniory of several manors held under one baron or lord paramount.

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He was the last lord seignior to live within the seigniory, which passed from him to his son-in-law John de Mowbray.

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A royal seigniory, lost on the confines of Gaul, it has not yet suffered from the disasters of war that for more than a half century have been desolating the center of the country.

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A few seigniories were established by that company; but, as we have seen, the country under its management was practically at a stand-still.

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