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Seigniory

noun
(pl. seigniories)
1.
The estate of a seigneur.  Synonyms: seigneury, signory.
2.
The position and authority of a feudal lord.  Synonyms: feudal lordship, seigneury.






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"Seigniory" Quotes from Famous Books



... opportunity of coming forward and being heard, as we have so long desired."[1069] Two days later Antoine of Navarre added his solicitations in an earnest letter to the "Magnificent Seigniors, the Syndics and Council of the Seigniory ...
— The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) • Henry Martyn Baird

... of the duke of Venice, and of the Seigniory: there is one chosen that euer beareth the name of a duke, but in trueth hee is but seruant of his Seigniorie, for of himselfe hee can doe litle: it is no otherwise with him, then with a Priest that ...
— The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, - and Discoveries of The English Nation, Volume 9 - Asia, Part 2 • Richard Hakluyt



Words linked to "Seigniory" :   billet, seigneury, acres, landed estate, demesne, position, place, office, estate, land, situation, spot, berth, post, signory, feudal lordship



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