seignurie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• seignourye, seignoriȝe, seigniorie, seynorie, seygnorie, seignorie, seignory, seygnorye, senyoury, senurie

Etymology

From Old French seignurie; equivalent to senyour +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛːn(j)uˈriː(ə)/, /ˌsɛi̯nuˈriː(ə)/, /ˈsɛːn(j)uriː(ə)/, /ˈsɛi̯nuriː(ə)/

Noun

seignurie (plural seignuries)

1. dominion, power
2. lordship, rulership
3. realm, domain
4. (rare) nobility, lords
5. (rare) comitatus, retainers

Descendants

• English: seigniory, signory

References

• “seignorīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Etymology

seignur +‎ -ie.

Noun

seignurie oblique singular, f (oblique plural seignuries, nominative singular seignurie, nominative plural seignuries)

1. (Anglo-Norman) lordship (state of being a lord)

Descendants

• French: seigneurie
• → Middle English: seignurie
  • English: seigniory, signory

References

• seignurie on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub