seigniory

noun, plural seign·ior·ies.

1. the power or authority of a seignior.
2. History/Historical. a lord’s domain.

noun plural -gniories or -gnories

1. less common names for a seigneury
2. (in England) the fee or manor of a seignior; a feudal domain
3. the authority of a seignior or the relationship between him and his tenants
4. a body of lords