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PRONUNCIATION OF SEIGNIORY

seigniory  [ˈseɪnjərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEIGNIORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Seigniory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEIGNIORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Seignory

In English law, seignory or seigniory, the lordship remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple. Nulle terre sans seigneur was a feudal legal maxim; where no other lord can be discovered the Crown is lord as lord paramount. The principal incidents of a seignory were a feudal oath of homage and fealty; a "quit" or "chief" rent; a "relief" of one year's quit rent, and the right of escheat. In return for these privileges the lord was liable to forfeit his rights if he neglected to protect and defend the tenant or did anything injurious to the feudal relation. Every seignory now existing must have been created before the statute Quia Emptores, which forbade the future creation of estates in fee-simple by subinfeudation. The only seignories of any importance at present are the lordships of manors. They are regarded as incorporeal hereditaments, and are either appendant or in gross. A seignory appendant passes with the grant of the manor; a seignory in gross—that is, a seignory which has been severed from the demesne lands of the manor to which it was originally appendant—must be specially conveyed by deed of grant.

Definition of seigniory in the English dictionary

The first definition of seigniory in the dictionary is the fee or manor of a seignior; a feudal domain. Other definition of seigniory is the authority of a seignior or the relationship between him and his tenants. Seigniory is also a body of lords.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEIGNIORY


auxiliary
ɔːɡˈzɪljərɪ
aviary
ˈeɪvjərɪ
breviary
ˈbriːvjərɪ
colliery
ˈkɒljərɪ
miliary
ˈmɪljərɪ
milliary
ˈmɪljərɪ
postliminiary
ˌpəʊstlɪˈmɪnjərɪ
seigneurie
ˈseɪnjərɪ
seigneury
ˈseɪnjərɪ
seignory
ˈseɪnjərɪ
signeurie
ˈsiːnjərɪ
signiory
ˈsiːnjərɪ
signory
ˈsiːnjərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEIGNIORY

seigneur
seigneurial
seigneurie
seigneuries
seigneury
seignior
seigniorage
seignioralty
seigniorial
seigniories
seigniorship
seignorage
seignoral
seignorial
seignories
seignory
seik
seil
seine

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEIGNIORY

accessory
advisory
category
depository
directory
factory
Federal Capital Territory
glory
Gregory
history
introductory
inventory
ivory
laboratory
memory
priory
story
territory
theory
victory

Synonyms and antonyms of seigniory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «seigniory» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

斯霓瑞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señorío
570 millions of speakers

English

seigniory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

seigniory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

seigniory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сеньория
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

senhoria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

seigniory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

seigneurie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seigniory
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grundherrschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

領地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

seigniory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seigniory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lảnh địa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

seigniory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सागरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

derebeylik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

signoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

seigniory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сеньория
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

seigniory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δεσποτάτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heerlikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

seigniory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seigniory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of seigniory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEIGNIORY»

The term «seigniory» is normally little used and occupies the 141.233 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEIGNIORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «seigniory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «seigniory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about seigniory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEIGNIORY»

Discover the use of seigniory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to seigniory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts: Miscellaneous papers: The ...
For the seigniory of Stone and Champion in the possession, of Sir Richard Boyle, 6 horse and 13 foot. There were mustered by Sir Thomas Roaper, Knight, for Sir Wm. Herbert's seigniory of Mounteagleloyall, 4 horse and 17 foot. For Sir ...
Lambeth Palace Library, George Carew Earl of Totnes, John Sherren Brewer, 1873
2
Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of ...
Appendix (Y.Y.Y.Y.) A ppendix (Y.Y.Y.Y.) SEIGNIORY 0F LAUZ0N.'W RETURN To AN ADDRESS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, dated 12th March, 1849', for a detailed Statement of the Moneys annually received and paid by the Agent of ...
Canada. Parliament. Legislative Assembly, 1849
3
Parochial and Township Subdivisions of Lower Canada: In ...
ginning at and including the land of Jacques Taillebeau,t going up as far as the end of the lands of the said seigniory, together with the remaining part of the fief of the said Sieur de Lepinay, which is on the south of the said river, within the ...
Canada. Parliament. Legislative Assembly, 1853
4
Statutes at Large ...: (29 v. in 32) Statutes or the United ...
Such Fief or Seigniory may be regranted to the Proprietor in Free and Common Soe*. cage as in England. Feudal and Seignioral Rights on granted Parts of Seigniory not affected, ' Fief, or a Titre de Cens ; and further Provisions in this Behalf ...
Great Britain, 1825
5
Maryland Reports
Griffith. served on this kind of tenure. If the Lord Proprietary is at liberty to reserve such services as he pleases, he may certainly make his tenants hold of him, in which case he will be entitled to escheats, &c. as appendant to his royal seigniory .
Thomas Harris (of Baltimore.), John M'Henry, 1809
6
Ordinances Made and Passed: By the Administrator of the ...
And the said Territorial Division of Montreal shall be bounded to the eastward by the south-western boundary line of the Seigniory of Batiscan as far as it extends, and thence by a due north-west line to the northern boundary of this Province, ...
Québec (Province), 1839
7
Ordinances Made and Passed by the Governor General [v. 3. ...
And the said Territorial Division of Montreal shall be bounded to the eastward by the south-western boundary line of the Seigniory of Batiscan as far as it extends, and thence by a due north-west line to the northern boundary of this Province, ...
Québec (Province)., 1839
8
A new system of geography, tr. [by P. Murdoch].
In the year 1536 Maria, heiress to this seigniory, with the assistance of the whole province, fortified the town with a rampart and ditch, endowing it also with handsome town-privileges. The common houses here are almost all low, and built of ...
Anton Friedrich Büsching, 1762
9
Statuts Provinciaux Du Bas-Canada
... to superintend and diiect the Overseers within his Parish, Seigniory or Township in the performance of the duties of them required by this Act, and to prosecute every Overseer who- shall refuse or neglect to perform any such duties : and also ...
Québec (Province), Québec (Province)., 1795
10
A topographical description of the province of Lower Canada
This western boundary, as just recited, must have been founded upon an erroneous map of that part of the country, whereon the westerly angle of the seigniory of New Longeuil, and the south-westerly angle of the seigniory of Vaudreuil are ...
Joseph Bouchette, 1815

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEIGNIORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term seigniory is used in the context of the following news items.
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James de Beaujeu Domville: Film and stage giant travelled the world
... another James Domville, developed a hydro site for Montreal Light, Heat and Power, outside Montreal, near the property of the de Beaujeu Seigniory, a feudal ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
2
West Island senior's car towed after walking toward wrong destination
Nagy, who said his legs are consistently in pain as a result of his stroke, walked several hundred yards to an asphalt-less, gated lot on Seigniory controlled by ... «West Island Chronicle, May 15»
3
L'Outaouais vu par... Rémi Tremblay
Nous avons acheté l'ancien Seigniory Club, le même club qui a fait construire le Château Montebello. Quel est, d'après vous, le trésor le mieux caché de ... «LaPresse.ca, May 15»
4
Château Montebello: des idées de grandeur
À son ouverture jusqu'en 1970, l'endroit se nomme le Seigniory Club, un club privé. «C'était un club fréquenté par l'élite du temps: des gens d'affaires, des gens ... «LaPresse.ca, Dec 14»
5
Nature et culture dans la Petite-Nation
C'est à ce moment-là que j'ai découvert l'histoire du mont, et particulièrement celle du défunt Seigniory Club. J'ai alors eu l'idée d'intégrer ce récit méconnu à la ... «LaPresse.ca, Oct 14»
6
Du plaisir pour toute la famille au Camp Explora
... poussiéreux du mont Wescott pour découvrir l'histoire fascinante du Seigniory Club, un club privé qui a marqué l'histoire de Montebello, avec pour guide une ... «Canoë, Jul 14»
7
Manmohan is History, but Last Leg of Advani's Run Begins May 16
Every piece of publicity material of both parties carried their pictures proclaiming their seigniory. Come 2014, and their own parties do not want them. As Bob ... «The New Indian Express, Apr 14»
8
8 irresistible indoor hotel pools
Built in 1930 for the exclusive private Seigniory Club (which counts international politicians and business tycoons as its members), Le Château Montebello's ... «CNN, Mar 14»
9
Trudeau gets in, but no mania
Aldo Iermieri (District 4 - Cedar Park Heights) and Jean-Pierre Grenier (District 6 - Seigniory) were elected by acclamation. Geographic location: Pointe Claire, ... «West Island Chronicle, Dec 13»
10
Your guide to Pointe-Claire's 2013 municipal election
District 6: Seigniory Jean-Pierre Grenier (acclaimed). District 7: Northview Craig Buchanan Alexandra Caden Rodolphe Ranger Dennis Smith James Sukosd. «Globalnews.ca, Oct 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Seigniory [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/seigniory>. May 2024 ».
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