Definition of Signoria

1. Noun. lordship, especially in medieval Italian city states ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Signoria

1. seignory [n -S] - See also: seignory

Lexicographical Neighbors of Signoria

signiors
signiorship
signiorships
signiory
signless
signmaker
signmakers
signoff
signoffs
signor
signora
signoras
signore
signores
signori
signoria (current term)
signorias
signories
signorina
signorinas
signorine
signors
signory
signout
signouts
signpost
signposted
signposting
signposts
signs

Literary usage of Signoria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1902)
"(- It was so obviously the fault of the signoria that matters should have been brought to such a pass as this, that their conduct has been suspected of ..."

2. The Life of Lorenzo de Medici, Called the Magnificent by William Roscoe, Thomas Roscoe (1847)
"Sua signoria Rma. alla quale come a capo della casa ti presenti pronto e disposto in quel che potrai in tutta la vita tua, a pagar l'obbligo, ..."

3. The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571). by Kenneth M. Setton (1984)
"He came to thank the signoria "for wanting to send him as governor of Naxos."'42 Antonio was to receive a salary of 400 ducats a ..."

4. The Lily of the Arno: Or, Florence, Past and Present by Virginia Wales Johnson (1891)
"Beyond, a flood of western sunshine pervades the Piazza signoria, which leaves the equestrian statue of Cosimo I. in shadow, while bathing the Palazzo ..."

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