seigniory

or si·gno·ry

[ seen-yuh-ree ]

/ ˈsin yə ri /

noun, plural seign·ior·ies.

the power or authority of a seignior.

History/Historical. a lord's domain.

Origin of seigniory

1250–1300; Middle English seignorie<Old French; see seigneur, -y³

Words nearby seigniory

Seignette's salt, seigneur, seigneury, seignior, seigniorage, seigniory, seignorial, seik, Seilenos, seine, Seine-et-Marne

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Example sentences from the Web for seigniory

Malcolm Fraser's seigniory, Mount Murray, remained somewhat longer in the family of its original owner.
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs|George M. Wrong
John à Cleeve lay on his bed in the guest-room of the Seigniory, listening to the sound of the distant falls.
Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
So the guardian of the children determined to sell at auction their third of the seigniory.
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs|George M. Wrong
Genoa had won them with gold, and the promise of the seigniory of Ornano, of which Vannina's children were the rightful heirs.
Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2|Ferdinand Gregorovius

All laws proposed by the magistrates, or seigniory, had to be ratified by this higher and selecter council.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for seigniory

seigniory

signory (ˈsiːnjərɪ)

/ (ˈseɪnjərɪ) /

noun plural -gniories or -gnories

less common names for a seigneury

(in England) the fee or manor of a seignior; a feudal domain

the authority of a seignior or the relationship between him and his tenants

a body of lords

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单词	seigniory
释义	seigniory or si·gno·ry [ seen-yuh-ree ] / ˈsin yə ri / noun, plural seign·ior·ies. the power or authority of a seignior. History/Historical. a lord's domain. Origin of seigniory 1250–1300; Middle English seignorie<Old French; see seigneur, -y³ Words nearby seigniory Seignette's salt, seigneur, seigneury, seignior, seigniorage, seigniory, seignorial, seik, Seilenos, seine, Seine-et-Marne Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seigniory Malcolm Fraser's seigniory, Mount Murray, remained somewhat longer in the family of its original owner. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs\|George M. Wrong John à Cleeve lay on his bed in the guest-room of the Seigniory, listening to the sound of the distant falls. Fort Amity\|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch So the guardian of the children determined to sell at auction their third of the seigniory. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs\|George M. Wrong Genoa had won them with gold, and the promise of the seigniory of Ornano, of which Vannina's children were the rightful heirs. Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2\|Ferdinand Gregorovius All laws proposed by the magistrates, or seigniory, had to be ratified by this higher and selecter council. Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI\|John Lord British Dictionary definitions for seigniory seigniory signory (ˈsiːnjərɪ) / (ˈseɪnjərɪ) / noun plural -gniories or -gnories less common names for a seigneury (in England) the fee or manor of a seignior; a feudal domain the authority of a seignior or the relationship between him and his tenants a body of lords Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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