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seigniorize

seigniorize verb: to preside, hold sway.

Verb

seigniorize (third-person singular simple present seigniorizes, present participle seigniorizing, simple past and past participle seigniorized)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To preside, hold sway.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To lord it over.

Forms of seigniorize

third-person singular presentseigniorizes
present participleseigniorizing
past participleseigniorized
pastseigniorized
alternative formseignorize
alternative formsigniorise
alternative formsignorise

Origin of seigniorize

From seignior + -ize.

Questions about seigniorize

What does seigniorize mean?
Seigniorize means to preside, hold sway.
What part of speech is seigniorize?
Seigniorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of seigniorize?
The past tense of seigniorize is seigniorized.

Words near seigniorize in the dictionary

  1. seignioralty
  2. seigniorial
  3. seigniories
  4. seigniorities
  5. seigniority
  6. seigniorize
  7. seigniorized
  8. seigniorizes
  9. seigniorizing
  10. seigniors
  11. seigniorship

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