seigniory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the estate of a seigneur
    signory; seigneury.
  2. noun the position and authority of a feudal lord
    feudal lordship; seigneury.

WordNet

Seign"ior*y noun
Etymology
OE. seignorie, OF. seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.
Wordforms
plural -ies
Definitions
  1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
    O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he got upon the English. Spenser.
  2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. Written also seigneury, and seignory.

Webster 1913