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SIGNORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does signory mean?
• SIGNORY (noun)
The noun SIGNORY has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SIGNORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The estate of a seigneur
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("signory" is a kind of...):
acres; demesne; estate; land; landed estate (extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use)
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