seigniory
/ˈsiːnjəɹi/noun
seigniory is spelled S-E-I-G-N-I-O-R-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seigniory means “The estate of a feudal lord” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seigniory is seigniories.
How many letters and syllables are in seigniory?
| Letters | 9: S-E-I-G-N-I-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is seigniory?
Seigniory appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce seigniory?
- /ˈsiːnjəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of seigniory
- seigniories plural
- seignory
- signiory
- signory
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seigniory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The estate of a feudal lord.
- 2
The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
- 3
The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.
- 4
The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does seigniory come from?
From Middle English seignurie, from Old French seignurie, from seignor + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).