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seigniory definition

sei·gniory (sān′yər ē)

noun pl. seigniories -·gnior·ies

  1. the dominion or estate of a seignior
  2. the rights or authority of a feudal lord
  3. a body of lords, esp. those of a medieval Italian republic
  4. seigneury (sense )

Etymology: ME seignorie < OFr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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