"seniory" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: seniories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} seniory (countable and uncountable, plural seniories)
  1. (obsolete) Position as lord, lordship; primacy. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seniory-en-noun-sjxsZsAE
  2. (obsolete) The territory of a lord, dominion. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seniory-en-noun-aQrYhYLF
  3. (obsolete) Collectively, the lords of a region. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seniory-en-noun-V~JLTEAN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: seigniorie, seignorie [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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