estate vs seigniory

seigniory vs estate

estate and seigniory both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
estate	Yes	No	No	No
seigniory	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, seigniory is a hyponym of estate; that is, seigniory is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than estate:

estate: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
seigniory: the estate of a seigneur

Other hyponyms of estate include freehold, glebe, leasehold, smallholding, homestead, feoff, fief, barony, countryseat, Crown land, manor, seigneury, signory, hacienda, plantation, entail.

estate (noun)	seigniory (noun)
a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights	the position and authority of a feudal lord
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use	the estate of a seigneur
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

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