seigniory

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seigniory - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Seigniory \Seign"ior*y\, n.; pl. -ies. [OE. seignorie, OF.
     seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]
     1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
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              O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but
              what by encroachment he got upon the English.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a
        manor. [Written also seigneury, and seignory.]
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seigniory - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  seigniory
      n 1: the estate of a seigneur [syn: seigneury, seigniory,
           signory]
      2: the position and authority of a feudal lord [syn:
         seigniory, seigneury, feudal lordship]

seigniory - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  SEIGNIORY, Eng. law. The rights of a lord as such, in lands. Swinb. 174.