Definitions for: Seigniory

[n] the estate and power of a seigneur

Webster (1913) Definition: Seign"ior*y, n.; pl. -ies. [OE. seignorie, OF.
seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]
1. 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.
--Spenser.

2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a
manor. [Written also seigneury, and seignory.]

Synonyms: seigneury, signory

See Also: acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate

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