sei·gnory /ˈsenjəri/
Seign·ior·y n.; pl. -ies
1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he got upon the English. --Spenser.
2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. [Written also seigneury, and seignory.]
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