seigniory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The estate of a feudal lord.
The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.
The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.

/ˈsiːnjəɹi/

seigniory seigniories seignory signiory signory

From Middle English seignurie, from Old French seignurie, from seignor + -ie.

fief

seigneur seignior seigniorage seignioral seigniorial seignioralty seigniorize seigniorship

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