signiorize

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verb

To exercise dominion; to seigniorize.

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Meanings

verbsigniorize (third-person singular simple present signiorizes, present participle signiorizing, simple past and past participle signiorized)

present singular third person signiorizes · participle present signiorizing · participle past signiorized · past signiorized

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo exercise dominion; to seigniorize.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo exercise dominion over; to lord it over.

    then should those of this beautifull damzell presently signiorize my liberty

    1612–1620, [Miguel de Cervantes], translated by Thomas Shelton, The History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-errant Don-Quixote of the Mancha. […], London: […] William Stansby, for Ed[ward] Blount and W. Barret, →OCLC

Origin

From signior + -ize.

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Chicago

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