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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
seigniory \seign"iory\, n.; pl. -ies. oe. seignorie, of.
seigneurie, f. seigneurie; cf. it. signoria.
1. the power or authority of a lord; dominion.
1913 webster
o'neal never had any seigniory over that country but
what by encroachment he got upon the english.
--spenser.
1913 webster
2. the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a
manor. written also seigneury, and seignory.
1913 webster
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-ies seigneury seignory
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
smithery \smith"ery\ smi^th"~ery^, n.; pl. -ies
-i^z.
1. the workshop of a smith; a smithy or stithy.
1913 webster
2. work done by a smith; smithing.
1913 webster
the din of all his smithery may some time or other
possibly wake this noble duke. --burke.
1913 webster
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-ies
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
phalanstery \phal"anstery\, n.; pl. -ies. f.
phalanst`ere, fr. gr. fa`lagx a phalanx + stereo`s firm,
solid.
1. an association or community organized on the plan of
fourier. see fourierism.
1913 webster
2. the dwelling house of a fourierite community.
1913 webster
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-ies fourierism
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bothy \both"y\boothy \booth"y\ n.; pl. -ies scottish. cf.
booth.
a wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for
unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a
booth. scot.
1913 webster
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-ies booth
- [5] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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