Thesaurus: seigniory

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1. n. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
2. n. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
3. n. the estate of a seigneur
4. n. the position and authority of a feudal lord
5. 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.]
6. n. the position and authority of a feudal lord