seigneurial
Of manor lords
Seigneurial relates to a seigneur—a feudal lord or landholder—or to the system of land tenure associated with such lords.
The term appears most often in Canadian history, where the seigneurial system governed land ownership in New France: seigneurial rights, seigneurial dues.
The word carries connotations of aristocratic privilege and hierarchical land relations.
Subordination to a lord
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
manor · suzerainty · overlord · demesne · homage · bailiff · reeve · tenantry
Titled ruling class
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- hereditaryPassed through generations
blueblood · highborn · duke · countess · baronet · viscount · marquis · earl
Befitting a noble landowner
- statelyGrand and imposing
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- regalOf or befitting royalty
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
imperious · palatial · grandiose · princely · monarchical · sovereign · noble · venerable
Disdainfully proud
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
pompous · superior · dismissive · contemptuous · aloof · arrogant · lofty · scornful
Superior select group
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- exclusivityState of being limited
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- statusOne's relative position
advantages · landed · propertied · wealth · influence · power · oligarchy · plutocracy
Having superior influence
- autocraticRuling with absolute authority
- despoticExercising absolute authority
- tyrannicalExercising power unjustly
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
dictatorial · peremptory · controlling · masterful · domineering · overbearing · high-handed · patriarchal
vassalage
Subordination to a lord
fealty · manor · suzerainty · overlord · demesne · homage · bailiff · reeve · tenantry · villeinage
nobility
Titled ruling class
hereditary · blueblood · highborn · duke · countess · baronet · viscount · marquis · earl · baron
baronial
Befitting a noble landowner
dignified · imperious · palatial · grandiose · princely · monarchical · sovereign · noble · venerable · commanding
haughty
Disdainfully proud
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
snobbish · pompous · superior · dismissive · contemptuous · aloof · arrogant · lofty · scornful · snobby
elite
Superior select group
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- exclusivityState of being limited
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
status · advantages · landed · propertied · wealth · influence · power · oligarchy · plutocracy · upper-class
dominant
Having superior influence
- autocraticRuling with absolute authority
- despoticExercising absolute authority
- tyrannicalExercising power unjustly
absolute · dictatorial · peremptory · controlling · masterful · domineering · overbearing · high-handed · patriarchal · paternalistic
seigneurialplebeian
Ordinary, unrefined person
common · lowly · humble · proletarian · working-class
- seigneurial systemFeudal colonial land organization
- seigneurial rightsFeudal lord's legal claims
senior, seniors, seniority, seignior, seigneur, seigniory, seigneury