seigneurie

Etymology

From French seigneurie.

noun

  1. (history) An area governed by a seigneur (French noble).
    Conventionally, seigneuries were divided between, first, the domain land […]; and, second, the tenures (or censives) which were divided among the peasantry and others. 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 153
  2. (Canada) The estate of a seigneur.
  3. (Channel Islands) The official residence of a Seigneur.

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