Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Seignior

n. [Law French] Hist. An owner of something; a lord of a fee or manor. - Also spelled seigneur (seen- or sayn-yar)

Seignioress

n. [Law French] Hist. A female superior; a lady.

seignior in gross

n. A lord having no manor but enjoying the other rights of lordship.

seigniorage

n. [Law French] 1. Hist. The tenure existing between lord and vassal. 2. Hist. A prerogative of the Crown; specif., the charge for coining bullion into money; mintage. 3. A royalty. 4. A profit.

seigniory

n. [Law French] Hist. 1. The rights and powers of a lord; esp., a grantor's retained right to have the grantee perform services in exchange for the transfer of land. 2. A lord's dominions; a feudal or manor lordship; esp., land held subject to such a retained right in the grantor. - Also spelled seignory.

seigniory in gross

See reputed manor under MANOR.