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seigniory

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈseɪnjərɪ/, /ˈsiːnjərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sēn′yə rē)

seign•ior•y (sēn′yə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ior•ies.

World Historythe power or authority of a seignior.
World History[Hist.]a lord's domain.

Also, signory.

Old French; see seigneur, -y³
Middle English seignorie 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

seigniory /ˈseɪnjərɪ/, signory, signiory /ˈsiːnjərɪ/ n ( pl -gniories, -gnories)

less common names for a seigneury
(in England) the fee or manor of a seignior; a feudal domain
the authority of a seignior or the relationship between him and his tenants

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seignior - signory

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