seigneurial
/sɛnˈjɜriəl/
adjective
- Relating to a feudal lord or the system of land ownership and authority in medieval Europe.
- The old castle still showed signs of its seigneurial past.
- Historians studied the seigneurial system to understand medieval society.
- The seigneurial rights included collecting taxes from the peasants who lived on the land.
- Having the manner or style of a lord; lordly or grand.
- Her seigneurial attitude made her unpopular among the staff.
- The mansion's seigneurial architecture impressed all the visitors.
- He walked into the room with a seigneurial air, expecting everyone to bow.
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