signory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːnjərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sē′nyə rē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sig•no•ry  (sē′nyə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. World Historyseigniory.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
signory / ˈsiːnjərɪ/ ( -gnories)
  1. a variant spelling of seigniory
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
seign•ior•y  (sēn′yə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ior•ies. 
  1. World Historythe power or authority of a seignior.
  2. 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/ ( -gniories, -gnories)
  1. less common names for a seigneury
  2. (in England) the fee or manor of a seignior; a feudal domain
  3. the authority of a seignior or the relationship between him and his tenants
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