Definition of Seigneurial

1. a. Of or pertaining to the lord of a manor; manorial.

Definition of Seigneurial

1. Adjective. of or relating to a seigneur ¹

2. Adjective. befitting a seigneur ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Seigneurial

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seigneurial

seiches
seidel
seidels
seidlitz
seidozerite
seif
seif dune
seifertite
seifs
seige
seigen jikan
seigen jikan ga ippai ni natta
seiges
seigneur
seigneurage
seigneurial (current term)
seigneurialism
seigneurie
seigneuries
seigneurs
seigneury
seignior
seigniorage
seigniorages
seignioral
seignioralties
seignioralty
seigniorial
seigniories
seigniors

Literary usage of Seigneurial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Surveys, Historic and Economic by William James Ashley (1900)
"... at the large seigneurial establishments, while with the Landgemeinde . we begin with a small body of dependents, all of them engaged in agriculture, ..."

2. A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831 to 1847 by Thomas Raikes (1857)
"... all grown old in her service, gave to the house at least a seigneurial, if not a royal appearance. She was hospitable and very charitable. ..."

3. History of the Dominion of Canada by William Henry Parr Greswell (1890)
"... he changed the law and introduced 'seigneurial tenure,' which means that the land of Canada was divided into portions and given to seigneurs or clerics, ..."

4. From Defense to Resistance: Justification of Violence During the French Wars by Kathleen Ann Parrow (1993)
"Private warfare had become so widespread that seigneurial justices could no longer control it. A superior power had to impose order, especially since the ..."

5. Transactions by Glasgow Archaeological Society (1900)
"When, during the Revolution, seigneurial rights were abolished, those belonging to Lepeletier were of the yearly value of 80000 livres, and at his death his ..."

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