seigniory noun. ['seɪnjǝri] Also seignory. ME.
[Old French seignorie: see SEIGNEURY. Cf. SIGNORIA, SIGNORY.]
Chiefly Hist.
1. Lordship, sovereignty. ME-L17.

2. spec. Feudal lordship, sovereign authority. ME.
b. A particular feudal lordship; spec. the relation of a lord of a manor to his tenants. LME.

3. The territory or domain of a lord or seigneur. ME.

4. Esp. in Italy, a body of seigniors or (feudal) lords, seigniors collectively. L15.

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