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seigniory

/ˈsiːnjəɹi/

seigniory noun: the estate of a feudal lord.

Noun

seigniory (countable and uncountable, plural seigniories)

  1. The estate of a feudal lord.
    • Robert of Artoys baniſht though thou be, / From Fraunce thy natiue Country, yet with vs, / Thou ſhalt retayne as great a Seigniorie: / For vve create thee Earle of Richmond heere, […]1596, [attributed to William Shakespeare; Thomas Kyd], The Raigne of King Edward the Third: […], London: […] [T. Scarlet] for Cuthbert Burby, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]
    • A third Seignorie or Shire there is that goeth to Apamia, vvhich in old time vvas called Celænæ, and aftervvards Ciboron: […]1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book V.] Laodicea, Apamia, Ionia, Ephesus.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie...
  2. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
    • O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he got upon the English.1596 (date written; published 1633), Edmund Spenser, A Vewe of the Present State of Irelande […], Dublin: […] Societie of Stationers, […], →OCLC; republished as A View of the State of Ireland […]...
  3. (historical) The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.
  4. The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.

seigniory meaning in Tamil

seigniory in Tamil

பண்ணைத் தலைமை

Synonyms of seigniory

Forms of seigniory

pluralseigniories
alternative formseignory
alternative formsigniory
alternative formsignory

Origin of seigniory

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

Questions about seigniory

What does seigniory mean?
Seigniory means the estate of a feudal lord.
What is seigniory in Tamil?
Seigniory in Tamil is பண்ணைத் தலைமை. See Seigniory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is seigniory?
Seigniory is a noun.
How do you pronounce seigniory?
Seigniory is pronounced /ˈsiːnjəɹi/.
What is the plural of seigniory?
The plural of seigniory is seigniories.

Words near seigniory in the dictionary

  1. seigniorizes
  2. seigniorizing
  3. seigniors
  4. seigniorship
  5. seigniorships
  6. seigniory
  7. seigniour
  8. seigniours
  9. seignorage
  10. seignorages
  11. seignoral

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