Category:Seigniory

Seign"ior*y, n.; pl. -ies. Etym: [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.]