Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SEIGN-IOR-Y
SEIGN-IOR-Y, n. [see'nyory; Fr. seigneurie.]
- A lordship; a manor. – Davies. Encyc.
- The power or authority of a lord; dominion. O'Neal never had any seignory over that country, but what he got by encroachment upon the English. – Spenser.
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