Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Seigniory
Seign′ior-y
,Noun.
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
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Seigniory
SEIGNIORY
,Noun.
1. A lordship; a manor.
2. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
O'Neal never had any seignory over that country, but what he got by encroachment upon the English.