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Definition of Seigneurial
1. a. Of or pertaining to the lord of a manor; manorial.
Definition of Seigneurial
1. Adjective. of or relating to a seigneur ¹
2. Adjective. befitting a seigneur ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Seigneurial
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seigneurial
Literary usage of Seigneurial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surveys, Historic and Economic by William James Ashley (1900)
"... at the large seigneurial establishments, while with the Landgemeinde . we begin
with a small body of dependents, all of them engaged in agriculture, ..."
2. A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831 to 1847 by Thomas Raikes (1857)
"... all grown old in her service, gave to the house at least a seigneurial, if
not a royal appearance. She was hospitable and very charitable. ..."
3. History of the Dominion of Canada by William Henry Parr Greswell (1890)
"... he changed the law and introduced 'seigneurial tenure,' which means that the
land of Canada was divided into portions and given to seigneurs or clerics, ..."
4. From Defense to Resistance: Justification of Violence During the French Wars by Kathleen Ann Parrow (1993)
"Private warfare had become so widespread that seigneurial justices could no longer
control it. A superior power had to impose order, especially since the ..."
5. Transactions by Glasgow Archaeological Society (1900)
"When, during the Revolution, seigneurial rights were abolished, those belonging
to Lepeletier were of the yearly value of 80000 livres, and at his death his ..."
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