seigniory /ˈsiːnjəɹi/ noun4 •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. — 1596 •The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple. •The estate of a feudal lord.Robert of Artoys banisht though thou be, / From Fraunce thy natiue Country, yet with vs, / Thou shalt retayne as great a Seigniorie: / For vve create thee Earle of Richmond heere, […] — 1596 •(historical) The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic. formsseigniories
