SEIGNEURY


Meaning of SEIGNEURY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsān-yə-rē ]

noun

( plural -gneur·ies )

Date: 1630

1.

a. : the territory under the government of a feudal lord

b. : a landed estate held in Canada by feudal tenure until 1854

2. : the manor house of a Canadian seigneur

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.