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seignory, seigniory (s) (noun); seignories, seigniories (pl)
1. The power or authority of a nobleman: The seignory of the earl included both land and sea responsibilities.
2. Etymology: from French seigneur, "lord"; Latin, "senior, elder", in English law, "the lordship".
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