"seigniory" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːnjəɹi/ Forms: seigniories [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English seignurie, from Old French seignurie, from seignor + -ie. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|seignurie}} Middle English seignurie, {{der|en|fro|seignurie}} Old French seignurie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} seigniory (countable and uncountable, plural seigniories)
  1. The estate of a feudal lord. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Feudalism
    Sense id: en-seigniory-en-noun-FjvmDnCV Disambiguation of Feudalism: 50 18 12 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 6 2 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 4 3 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 3 2 36
  2. The power or authority of a lord; dominion. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seigniory-en-noun-oND1tN54
  3. (historical) The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seigniory-en-noun-r6MtTHMu
  4. (law) The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-seigniory-en-noun-3CFZkCZ6 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fief, signiory, signory Related terms: seigneur, seignior, seigniorage, seignioral, seigniorial, seignioralty, seigniorize, seigniorship

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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