Seign"ior*y (?), n.; pl.
-ies (#). [OE. seignorie, OF.
seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]
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.]
Seign"ior*y (?), n.; pl.
-ies (#). [OE. seignorie, OF.
seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]
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.]
