Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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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.