Seigniory

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Seigniory \Seign"ior*y\, n.; pl. {-ies}. [OE. seignorie, OF.
     seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]
     1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
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              O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but


              what by encroachment he got upon the English.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a
        manor. [Written also {seigneury}, and {seignory}.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  seigniory
       n : the estate and power of a seigneur [syn: {seigneury}, {signory}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  SEIGNIORY, Eng. law. The rights of a lord as such, in lands. Swinb. 174.