Seigneuries (en. Lordships)

/sɛɲœʁi/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Territories or agricultural properties under the control of a lord in the feudal system.

Lordships were often distributed among the nobles of the kingdom.

Les seigneuries étaient souvent réparties parmi les nobles du royaume.

Jurisdiction exercised by a lord over his lands.

The lord had the right to dispense justice over his lordships.

Le seigneur avait le droit de rendre la justice sur ses seigneuries.

Communities of peasants living on a lord's land.

The peasants of the lordships had to pay taxes to the lord.

Les paysans des seigneuries devaient payer des impôts au seigneur.

From Old French 'seigneurie', derived from 'seigneur', denoting the power and jurisdiction of a lord.

lordship of time

Period of prosperity or happiness.

seigneurie du temps

to pay homage to one's lordship

To express respect or acknowledgment towards an authority.

rendre hommage à sa seigneurie

to take the lord by the hand

To have a good relationship with an authority.

prendre le seigneur par la main

lord

Noble holder of a lordship.

seigneur

fief

Territorial lottery granted in exchange for services.

fief

serf

Peasants tied to the land of a lordship.

serf

A group of friends who often meet in a lordship.

This weekend, we're going to Pierre's lordship to party.

Ce week-end, nous allons à la seigneurie de Pierre pour faire la fête.

To refer to a person who behaves like a lord.

Look at him, acting all fancy with his lordship stories.

Regarde-le, il se la joue avec ses histoires de seigneuries.