Etymology

signory

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Today it means: A territory or domain, especially under a feudal lordship. Full definition →

Middle English seignurie ← Anglo-Norman seignurie ← Middle French signeurie
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The story

  1. Italian · derived fromsignoria
  2. Middle French · derived fromsigneurie
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromseignurie
  4. Middle English · inherited fromseignurie
  5. English todaysignory

From Middle English seignurie, from Anglo-Norman seignurie, Middle French signeurie, signerie et al., later influenced by Italian signoria. Compare seigniory.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishseignurie all →

seigniory

Italiansignoria all →

signoria

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.