signory

si·gno·ry

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seen-yuh-ree]
- /ˈsin yə ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seen-yuh-ree]
- /ˈsin yə ri/

Definitions of signory word

abbreviation SIGNORY seigniory. 1
noun plural signory the power or authority of a seignior. 1
noun plural signory History/Historical. a lord's domain. 1
noun signory seigniory (sense 1) seigniory (sense 2) seigniory (sense 3) 0

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Origin of signory

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English seignorie < Old French; see seigneur, -y3

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Parts of speech for Signory

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Signory

signory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

signory usage trend in Literature

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