seigniorshipn.
rare.
The rank or condition of a seignior. (In quot. 1823 used as a form of address.)
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yea1225
my Lordc1300
seigniorc1330
squire1382
noblessec1390
lordship1394
grace1423
gentlenessc1425
magnificencec1425
noblenessc1425
greatness1473
worshipc1475
your mightinessa1500
excellency?1533
celsitude1535
altitude1543
Your Honour1551
sublimity1553
excellencea1592
captal1592
gentleperson1597
clemencya1600
gravity1618
grace1625
grandeur1632
eximiousness1648
professorship1656
prince1677
excellenceshipc1716
Graceship1804
seigniorship1823
valiancy1828
your seignorie1829
1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward II. iv. 92 Your seignorship [later seigniorship].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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