seigniory

/หˆsiหnjษ™ษนi/

IPA: /S IY0 G N IY1 ER0 IY0/

noun
  1. 1

    The estate of a feudal lord.

  2. 2

    The power or authority of a lord; dominion.

  3. 3

    The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.

  4. 4

    The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seigniory