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Seigniory

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Noun

1. seigneury, seigniory, signory

the estate of a seigneur

2. feudal lordship, seigneury, seigniory

the position and authority of a feudal lord

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Seigniory

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noun plural -gniories or -gnories
1.  less common names for a seigneury
2. 
(in England) the fee or manor of a seignior; a feudal domain
3. 
the authority of a seignior or the relationship between him and his tenants
4. 
a body of lords

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Seigniory

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nounWord forms: plural ˈseigniories
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 2)

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Seigniory

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n. pl. seign·ior·ies
The power, rank, or estate of a feudal lord. Also called signory.

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