Defn: Same as Seigneurial.
SEIGNIORIZE
Seign"ior*ize, v. t.
Defn: To lord it over. [Obs.]
As proud as he that seigniorizeth hell. Fairfax.
SEIGNIORY Seign"ior*y, n.; pl. -ies. Etym: [OE. seignorie, OF. seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]
1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion. O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he got upon the English. Spenser.
2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. [Written also seigneury, and seignory.]
SEINE
Seine, n. Etym: [F. seine, or AS. segene, bsagena, Gr. (Fishing.)
Defn: A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses the fish. Seine boat, a boat specially constructed to carry and pay out a seine.
SEINER
Sein"er, n.
Defn: One who fishes with a seine.