'seignory' definitions:

Definition of 'seignory'

From: GCIDE
  • Seigniory \Seign"ior*y\, n.; pl. -ies. [OE. seignorie, OF. seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]
  • 1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion. [1913 Webster]
  • O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he got upon the English. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. [Written also seigneury, and seignory.] [1913 Webster]