seigneurialism

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noun

Manorialism; feudalism.

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Meanings

nounseigneurialism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableManorialism; feudalism.

    In addition, peasants had to operate within a social and juridical system – seigneurialism, or féodalité (‘feudalism’) in contemporary parlance – which also inhibited innovation.

    2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 153

Origin

From seigneurial + -ism.

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seigneurialism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seigneurialism

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seigneurialism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seigneurialism.

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