seignorial
seignorial — adjective
- seignorialpositive
- more seignorialcomparative
- most seignorialsuperlative
1. relating to a feudal lord, and to the land, authority, and rights they held in m
relating to a feudal lord, and to the land, authority, and rights they held in medieval Europe
The seignorial manor at Sainte-Foy had overlooked the valley since the twelfth century.
collocation: seignorial manor / seignorial estate
Peasants brought their grain to the seignorial mill and paid a fee for each sack.
collocation: seignorial mill
Lord Ashworth exercised his seignorial right to hunt deer in the forest.
A fire destroyed the seignorial records stored in the tower at Château-Renaud.
The seignorial court met twice a year to settle disputes among the villagers.
- manorial
specifically refers to the English manorial system, not the continental European one
- seigneurial
a more common spelling variant, especially in British and Canadian English; same meaning
- feudal
much broader; describes the whole social and economic system, not just what belongs to a single lord
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in historical writing about medieval European feudalism, especially the French seigneurial system. Almost always appears before a noun (attributive use only).