The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Seigniory \Seign"ior*y\, n.; pl. -ies. [OE. seignorie, OF.
   seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]
   1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
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            O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but
            what by encroachment he got upon the English.
                                                  --Spenser.
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   2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a
      manor. [Written also seigneury, and seignory.]
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