seignorial

[ seen-yawr-ee-uh l, -yohr- ]

/ sinˈyɔr i əl, -ˈyoʊr- /

of or relating to a seignior.

Also seign·ior·al

[seen-yer-uh l] /ˈsin yər əl/, sei·gnio·ri·al

[seen-yawr-ee-uh l, -yohr-] /sinˈyɔr i əl, -ˈyoʊr-/, seign·or·al

[seen-yer-uh l] /ˈsin yər əl/.

Origin of seignorial

1810–20; seignor (variant of seignior) + -ial

un·seign·ior·al, adjective un·sei·gno·ri·al, adjective

The patibulary forks are found on the confines of every seigniorial estate.

The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman |Eugne Sue
"That seigniorial race must be strangled out of existence," put in Adam the Devil, biting his nails with suppressed rage.

The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion |Eugne Sue
But in time the burden of grievances was generally felt and then the seigniorial system was doomed.

A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs |George M. Wrong
The seigniorial rights, including that of coining money, belonged to the bishops.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 |Various

The worst of these seigniorial rights, the Aragonese lords power of life and death over his villeins, was abolished by Philip V.

A History of Spain |Charles E. Chapman