seignoraladj.
/ˈseɪnjərəl/ Historical.
= seignorial adj.; cf. seigneurial adj.
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1658 J. Cleveland Rustick Rampant 149 A Tyrannie after the Turkish mode, a Monarchy seignioral.
1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 508 And yet it was by him thus said..That the Kings of England always have had a Monarchy Royal, and not a Monarchy Seignoral.
1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 219 The bishoprics and cures, under kingly and seignoral patronage,..are sometimes acquired by unworthy methods. View more context for this quotation
1809 Ann. Reg., St. Papers 733/2 All seignioral courts of justice are abolished in Spain.
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 June 4/1 The history of Chantilly as a seignoral residence goes back to a very early period.
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