seigneurial
seigneurial adjective: of or relating to a seigneur or to seigneurialism.
Adjective
seigneurial (comparative more seigneurial, superlative most seigneurial)
- Of or relating to a seigneur or to seigneurialism.
- In April 1768 Carleton had proposed the restoration of the seigneurial militia system.1724-1759, William Wood, The Father of British Canada= A Chronicle of Carleton
- Befitting a seigneur.
- She would chat for hours, without thinking anything of it, with the chief of the village on her mother's estate, when he happened to come into town, and talk with him as if he were her equal, without any signs of seigneurial condescension.1873, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Liza
- It had a church, just at the junction of the roads, and a fine seigneurial chateau, in a garden, beside the church; otherwise it was a little lonely mean place, built of brick and plaster on a great lonely heap of chalk downland.1918, John Masefield, The Old Front Line
Forms of seigneurial
| comparative | more seigneurial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most seigneurial |
Origin of seigneurial
From seigneur + -ial.
Questions about seigneurial
- What does seigneurial mean?
- Seigneurial means of or relating to a seigneur or to seigneurialism.
- What part of speech is seigneurial?
- Seigneurial is an adjective.
Words near seigneurial in the dictionary
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