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 got upon the English. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. [ Written also seigneury, and seignory. ] [ 1913 Webster ]