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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French seigneurie.
Noun
seigneurie (plural seigneuries)
- (history) An area governed by a seigneur (French noble).
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 153:Conventionally, seigneuries were divided between, first, the domain land […] ; and, second, the tenures (or censives) which were divided among the peasantry and others.
- (Canada) The estate of a seigneur.
- (Channel Islands) The official residence of a Seigneur.
Translations
an area governed by a seigneur
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French signorie. Equivalent to seigneur + -ie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ.ɲœ.ʁi/, /se.ɲœ.ʁi/
Noun
seigneurie f (plural seigneuries)
- fiefdom, seigniory, lordship
- (France history, Canada) feudal manor
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