Signory meaning

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(now rare) A territory or domain, especially under a feudal lordship.
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(now historical) A ruling assembly, specifically of various Italian republics; a signoria.
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Origin of signory

  • Middle English signorie from Old French seigneurie from seigneur seignior seignior
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Anglo-Norman signeurie, Middle French signeurie, signerie etal., later influenced by Italian signoria. Compare seigniory.
    From Wiktionary

Signory Sentence Examples

  • A signory adverse to Giano having been elected, he was driven into exile in 1295.

  • It is from this epoch that the supremacy of the Visconti, hitherto the unsuccessful rivals of the Guelphic Torriani for the signory of Milan, dates.

  • They conferred the signory upon him for life; and, had he not mismanaged matters, he might have held the city in his grasp. Italy was settling cown and turning her attention to home comforts, arts and literature.

  • We use the term "domination" rather than "signory" inasmuch as, strictly speaking, Petrucci was never lord of the state, and left its established form of government intact; but he exercised despotic authority in virtue of his strength of character and the continued increase of his personal power.

  • These were the famous Ordinamenti della Giustizia of 1293, by which all who were not of the arti were definitely excluded from the signory.

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