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seigniories

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variants or seignories

plural of seigniory

as in dukedoms

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Noun

Because in the moment of the rose’s existence, there is—however temporary and however short—that blissful perfection which stands in opposition to those corrupted kingdoms of this world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Ramsay created three similar pocket watches for James VI in the early 1600s, with the present example distinguished by four emblems on the case edge that are associated with the kingdoms of Scotland, England, Ireland and France under the king.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of kingdoms

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Oxygen helps stabilize tiny zirconia domains In the zirconia study, researchers found regions smaller than one square nanometer in which electrical polarization pointed in a consistent direction.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Enterprise environments span multiple technology domains and providers.

— Dilip Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of domains

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Centuries of blood and thunder have erupted across the stages of the world, as empires rise and fall against the crescendos of Wagnerian imperialism, with the heroics of gods and men alike unfolding in the balance.

— Jordan Owen, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026
With online servers providing the structure for a living and evolving universe where players fought, traded, and created empires from scratch, its limited visual presentation was no issue.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of empires

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Only three African sovereigns hold investment grade ratings, according to a background note from the AU’s African Peer Review Mechanism (ARPM).

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Any harm was downstream, but the river was part of an interstate system governed by a compact between sovereigns.

— Gale Norton, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of sovereigns

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Their dominions extend not merely over territory, trade routes, and airspace but over knowledge itself.

— Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
The show represents a milestone in American TV, when showrunners like Shonda Rhimes began to become famous names in and of themselves, and create whole dominions of TV shows on networks and streaming services.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of dominions

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Gulf monarchies have the luxury of planning decades ahead without the nuisance of elections.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
In contrast to other Gulf monarchies, especially Saudi Arabia, Qatar sees no threat in the Muslim Brotherhood, the political movement that spawned Hamas.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of monarchies

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Several polls suggest the party’s remaining support is increasingly concentrated in smaller towns and rural provinces as opposition parties make deeper inroads in the biggest cities that drive Africa’s largest economy.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
In the weeks following Putin’s partial mobilization, Zvyagintsev had got a call from an acquaintance, a successful businessman in the Russian provinces.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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