Definition of Signiory. Meaning of Signiory. Synonyms of Signiory

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Definition of Signiory

Signiory
Signiory Sign"ior*y (-[y^]), n. Same as Seigniory.

Meaning of Signiory from wikipedia

- the lord's signiory Risdon, Tristram. Survey of Devon (1811 ed.). p. 56. This Nutwell Court, which signifies a mansion-house in a signiory, came to the...
- Ot****o says: "Let him do his spite: My services which I have done the signiory Shall out-tongue his complaints" – (Act one, scene one) Occasionally, the...
- In English law, seignory or seigniory, spelled signiory in Early Modern English (/ˈseɪnjəri/; French: seigneur, lit. 'lord'; Latin: senior, lit. 'elder')...
- Robert intervened in the war of factions in Florence, accepted the offered signiory of that city, but had to abandon it due to Clement's opposition. The leader...
- embellish Forlì. The most renowned of the Ordelaffi was Pino III, who held the Signiory of Forlì from 1466 to 1480. Pino was a ruthless lord; nevertheless he enriched...
- Believing that the victory was now in his hands, he asked from Visconti the signiory of Piacenza in exchange for it. The lord of Milan preferred instead to...
- made, but nothing is certainly known. The Pope has lately sent to the Signiory of Venice to have certain of his ministers visit the schools and other...