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seignorial

seignorial

9.9
About a lord and the rights and duties he had over land
  • adjective
  • /ˈseɪnjərɪəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : señorial
  • Many villages were under seignorial control, with peasants owing duties to their lord.

Examples

  • The document outlined the seignorial privileges granted to the landowner.

  • In medieval times, seignorial rights were often abused.

  • The castle was the center of seignorial authority in the region during the Middle Ages.

  • The seignorial estates were vast and richly appointed.

  • The castle was the center of seignorial authority in the region during the Middle Ages.

  • Many villages were under seignorial control, with peasants owing duties to their lord.

  • The document outlined the seignorial privileges granted to the landowner.

Synonyms

feudal
vsseignorial
19 7.7

A system where lords own land and farmers work it for protection

is about a lord's specific rights and privileges rather than the whole system
seigniorial
vsseignorial
  • Archaic
9.9

Relating to the rights and power of a feudal lord

is the same meaning but is a common spelling variant
signorial
vsseignorial
  • Archaic
9.9

About a lord's rights and duties, especially in the Middle Ages

is used mainly for lordly rights specifically tied to feudal privilege
seigneurial
vsseignorial
  • Archaic
9.9

Relating to the old system where lords owned land and ruled villages

focuses on the lord's rights and privileges rather than landholding

How Lordly

regal
30 5.3
lordly
1 8.1
seignorial
  • Archaic
9.9
baronial
1 8.5
manorial
1 9.9

Surface Forms

seignorial positive

Morphology

seignorial = seignior (semi-transparent) = seignior + al

The adjective is transparently formed from the rare noun 'seignior', but the feudal sense is specialized and may not be obvious to many learners.

Etymology

Seignorial comes from the old French seigneur, meaning 'lord', and was used in the Middle Ages for a lord's power over land and people. So seignorial now means something that relates to a lord or to the rights and duties a lord held.