See Also: seigneury(dictionary)

seigneury (iou)



seigneury noun. . L17.
[French seigneurie (Old French seignorie) formed as SEIGNEUR: see -Y3. Cf. SEIGNIORY, SIGNORIA, SIGNORY.]
Hist. Esp. in France and Canada, a landed estate held by feudal tenure, the territory or domain of a seigneur. L17.
Esp. in the Channel Islands and Canada, the residence or mansion of a seigneur. L19.