† ligialtyn.
Obsolete. rare.
? A district or province in which one is a liege-lord.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > jurisdiction or territory of specific rulers or nobles > [noun] > of feudal lord
seigniory1338
signoryc1515
district1611
lordship marcher1613
commot1628
commanderya1641
ligialty1651
distressa1658
seigneury1683
commendatory1762
1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 134 Kings..must act; Per deputatum, when their Persons are absent in another Ligialty.
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