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Definition of Signoria
1. seignory [n -S] - See also: seignory
Lexicographical Neighbors of Signoria
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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