Seigniory
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In EJng Ush law. The rights of a lord, as such, in lands. Swinb. Wills, 174.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Lordship; a manor.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In English Law. The rights of a lord, as such, in lands. Swinb. Wills 174.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. A lordship; a manor. The righto of a lord, as such, In lands.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In feudal lord in the land held in gross: a lordship over tenants in capite.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
A lordship; a manor. Seigniory in gross: a lordship independent of a manor; as the King's seigniory over tenants in. capite.