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Seigniory
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.]