seigneurial

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the lord of a manor; manorial.

Vested with large powers; independent.

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Examples

It was in the dust of the seigneurial archives that I discovered the frightful mysteries of the usurpations of the noble caste. Francois-Noel Babeuf

Harvest taxes were ended, such as the tithe and seigneurial dues, much to the relief of the peasants. Source: Internet

The new ministry were committed to secularize the Clergy reserves in Canada West and to abolish seigneurial tenure in Canada East. Source: Internet

However they completely lost all their old seigneurial rights to the rest of the farmland, and the peasants no longer were under their control. Source: Internet

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