seigniory
Lord's territorial authority
Seigniory is the domain or authority of a seigneur—a feudal lord.
The term covers both the territory itself and the rights that came with lordship: collecting rents, administering justice, demanding labor.
In Canadian history, seigniories were the large land grants along the St.
Lawrence River under French colonial rule.
Also spelled seigneury.
Landed aristocratic residence
Subordination to a lord
- manorialismMedieval estate labor system
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
homage · liege · villeinage · escheat · knight-service · primogeniture · entail · banalities
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- dominionAuthority to rule
- controlAuthority to direct
rule · supremacy · suzerainty · overlordship · hegemony · ascendancy · sway · command
Inherited estate or legacy
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- legacyWhat's passed down
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- lineageDescent from progenitors
succession · entailment · bequest · endowment · estate · ancestral lands · hereditary title · primogeniture
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
barony · domain · holding · tenure · glebe · appanage · curtilage
vassalage
Subordination to a lord
- manorialismMedieval estate labor system
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
fealty · homage · liege · villeinage · escheat · knight-service · primogeniture · entail · banalities
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- dominionAuthority to rule
control · rule · supremacy · suzerainty · overlordship · hegemony · ascendancy · sway · command · prerogative
patrimony
Inherited estate or legacy
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- legacyWhat's passed down
- heirloomInherited family treasure
lineage · succession · entailment · bequest · endowment · estate · ancestral lands · hereditary title · primogeniture · reversion
lord
Nobleman or ruler
duke · marquis · viscount · aristocrat · peer · gentry · laird · thane · magnate · grandee
seigniorydemocracy
Rule by the people
republic · commune · self-governance · popular sovereignty · free city