See Also: signory(dictionary)

signory (iou)



signory noun. Also signiory. LME.
[Orig. from Old French signerie, -norie, etc., vars. of seignorie SEIGNEURY; later infl. by Italian SIGNORIA. Cf. SEIGNIORY.]
Lordship, domination, rule. LME.
b. Appearance, expression, bearing, etc., suggesting authority or supremacy. rare. L16.
A domain, a territory. M16.
Hist. A governing body, esp. of any of various medieval Italian republics, esp. Venice. M16.
si'gnorial adjective of or pertaining to a signory L19.
signority noun (rare) lordship, government E16-L18.