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seigniory

/ˈsiːnjəɹi/

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

noun seigniories · seignory · signiory · signory

countable, uncountable 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, […]
countable, uncountable 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.
countable, historical, uncountable The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.
countable, uncountable The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.

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@misc{seigniory_2026,
  title = {seigniory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seigniory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}