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seign|or|i|al — «seen YR ee uhl», adjective. = seigniorial. (Cf. ↑seigniorial) … Useful english dictionary
seign|ior|age — «SEEN yuhr ihj», noun. 1. something claimed by a sovereign or superior as a prerogative. 2. a charge for coining gold or silver. 3. the difference between the face value of a coin and the cost of the bullion and the minting of it … Useful english dictionary
seign|ior|al — «SEEN yuhr uhl», adjective. = seigniorial. (Cf. ↑seigniorial) … Useful english dictionary
seign|ior|i|al — «seen YR ee uhl, YOHR », adjective. of or having to do with a seignior … Useful english dictionary
seign|ior|y — «SEEN yuhr ee», noun, plural ior|ies. 1. the power, authority, rights, or privileges of a seignior. 2. a feudal lord s domain. 3. a group of feudal lords. 4. = seigneury. (Cf. ↑seigneury) ╂[< Old French seignorie < seignor; see etym. under… … Useful english dictionary
seign|ior — «SEEN yuhr», noun. 1. a) a feudal lord; nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant. b) any lord (holder) of a manor; gentleman. 2. a title of respect, formerly corresponding (especially in France) approximately to Sir. ╂[< Old French seignor … Useful english dictionary
seign|or|age — «SEEN yuhr ihj», noun. = seigniorage. (Cf. ↑seigniorage) … Useful english dictionary
blanc seign — In Louisiana, a paper signed at the bottom by him who intends to bind himself, give acquittance, or compromise, at the discretion of the person whom he intrusts with such blanc seign, giving him power to fill it with what he may think proper,… … Black's law dictionary
blanc seign — In Louisiana, a paper signed at the bottom by him who intends to bind himself, give acquittance, or compromise, at the discretion of the person whom he intrusts with such blanc seign, giving him power to fill it with what he may think proper,… … Black's law dictionary
seigneur — seign|eur [ sen jɜr ] noun count in the FEUDAL system, a man who owned land … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
