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/ˈsiːnjəɹi/ · noun
(now rare) A territory or domain, especially under a feudal lordship..
Such honour was done in thoſe dayes to men who profeſt the ſtudy of wiſdome and eloquence, not only in their own Country, but in other Lands, that Cities and Siniories heard them gladly, and with great reſpect, if they had ought in publick to admoniſh the State.
Use signory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Signory means (now rare) A territory or domain, especially under a feudal lordship..
Common synonyms include seignory, seigneury.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Such honour was done in thoſe dayes to men who profeſt the ſtudy of wiſdome and eloquence, not only in their own Country, but in other Lands, that Cities and Siniories heard them gladly, and with great reſpect, if they had ought in publick to admoniſh the State.
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