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seigneury
[seen-yuh-ree, seyn-]
noun
the domain of a seigneur.
(in French Canada) land originally held by grant from the king of France.
seigneury
/ ˈɪəɪ /
noun
the estate of a seigneur
Word History and Origins
Origin of seigneury1
Example Sentences
On the morrow there was let cry war in the seigneury of Heurne.
Before long he abandoned an arena in which he was no longer the great central figure for dignified seclusion on his seigneury of Montebello beside the noble Ottawa.
Sunshine reflected from the spires and towers of the town made a beacon of hope to the peasant as he laboured on the seigneuries leagues and leagues away.
He retired to his seigneury of La Petite Nation at Montebello and devoted himself to his books.
She divided the rich banks of the St. Lawrence and of the Richelieu into seigneuries; there population spread.
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