seigneurie

== English == === Alternative forms === seigneury === Etymology === From French seigneurie. === Noun === seigneurie (plural seigneuries) (history) An area governed by a seigneur (French noble). (Canada) The estate of a seigneur. (Channel Islands) The official residence of a Seigneur. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Middle French, from Old French signorie. Equivalent to seigneur +‎ -ie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛ.ɲœ.ʁi/ ~ /se.ɲœ.ʁi/ === Noun === seigneurie f (plural seigneuries) fiefdom, seigniory, lordship (France history, Canada) feudal manor === Further reading === “seigneurie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012