seigniory
IPA: signˈiɝi
noun
- The estate of a feudal lord.
- The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
- (historical) The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.
- (law) The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.
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Examples of "seigniory" in Sentences
- Alberto himself was able to maintain the seigniory.
- It was the former seigniory of the Arthauds and of the La Porte.
- The bishop's seigniory ended in 1797 with the abolition of feudalism.
- The Bonanno seigniory started to decline from the later 18th century.
- The seigniory of La Roche was originally a barony in the 13th century.
- At Anticosti, he hoped to set up a seigniory that could be self supporting.
- Through this alliance Guido was able to gain the complete seigniory of Ravenna.
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