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Middle English
Etymology
From Old French seignurie; equivalent to senyour + -ie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɛːn(j)uˈriː(ə)/, /ˌsɛi̯nuˈriː(ə)/, /ˈsɛːn(j)uriː(ə)/, /ˈsɛi̯nuriː(ə)/
Noun
seignurie (plural seignuries)
- dominion, power
- lordship, rulership
- realm, domain
- (rare) nobility, lords
- (rare) comitatus, retainers
Descendants
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Old French
Etymology
seignur + -ie.
Noun
seignurie oblique singular, f (oblique plural seignuries, nominative singular seignurie, nominative plural seignuries)
- (Anglo-Norman) lordship (state of being a lord)
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