seigneury

noun

sei·​gneury ˈsān-yə-rē 

plural seigneuries

1

a

: the territory under the government of a feudal lord

b

: a landed estate held in Canada by feudal tenure until 1854

2

: the manor house of a Canadian seigneur

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for seigneury

• buri
• fury
• jury