seignurie
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- seignourye, seignoriȝe, seigniorie, seynorie, seygnorie, seignorie, seignory, seygnorye, senyoury, senurie
Etymology
[edit]From Old French seignurie; equivalent to senyour + -ie.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]seignurie (plural seignuries)
- dominion, power
- lordship, rulership
- realm, domain
- (rare) nobility, lords
- (rare) comitatus, retainers
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “seignorīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]seignurie oblique singular, f (oblique plural seignuries, nominative singular seignurie, nominative plural seignuries)
- (Anglo-Norman) lordship (state of being a lord)
Descendants
[edit]- French: seigneurie
- → Middle English: seignurie
References
[edit]Categories:
- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms suffixed with -ie
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- enm:Feudalism
- enm:Government
- Old French terms suffixed with -ie
- Old French lemmas
- Old French nouns
- Old French feminine nouns
- Anglo-Norman