seignory

seignory
sei·gnory

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  • Seignory — Seignory, or Seigniory (Fr. seigneur , lord; Lat. senior , elder), in English law, the lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.There is no land in England without its lord: Nulle terre sans seigneur… …   Wikipedia

  • seignory — Seigniory Seign ior*y, n.; pl. { ies}. [OE. seignorie, OF. seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.] 1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion. [1913 Webster] O Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seignory — noun see seigniory …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • seignory — noun the lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple …   Wiktionary

  • seignory — noun see seigniory …   Useful english dictionary

  • Otte Krumpen — (1473 – 1569)[1] was a Danish bureaucrat, who was Marshal of Denmark from 1554 to 1567, and held seignory over various land holdings throughout his career. He held a ceremonial position in the coronation of Danish kings Christian II and Frederick …   Wikipedia

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  • Guillaume Couture — (or Cousture) (January 14 1618 – April 4 1701) was a citizen of New France. During his life he was a lay missonary with the Jesuits, a survivor of torture, a member of a Mohawk council, a translator, a diplomat, a militia captain, and a lay… …   Wikipedia

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