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si·gno·ry
or si·gnio·ry (sēn′yə-rē)n. pl. si·gno·ries or si·gnio·ries
See seigniory.
[Middle English signorie, from Old French seigneurie, from seigneur, seignior; see seignior.]
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signory
(ˈsiːnjərɪ)n, pl -gnories
a variant spelling of seigniory
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sei•gnior•y
(ˈsin yə ri, ˈseɪn-)n., pl. -gnior•ies.
1. the power or authority of a seignior.
2. a lord's domain.
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| Noun | 1. | signory - the estate of a seigneur acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" |
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