variants
or seignory
as in duchy
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Noun
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Anne of Cleves, sister to the duke of a German duchy, emerged as a promising candidate.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Even in an era of kingdoms and duchies, nobody could afford a Bugatti Royale.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Dmitriy Rybolovlev, the Russian billionaire and majority owner of the French football club AS Monaco, has been cleared of all criminal proceedings in Monaco, following a ruling by the principality’s Court of Appeal on February 27.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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These companies now generate some 30 percent of the principality’s revenues.—
Eric B. Schnurer,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2015
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Critics pointed to his role in the dissolution of the monasteries, an initiative of the English Reformation that saw most of the kingdom’s abbeys and priories shut down, their art and relics destroyed and their wealth diverted to fill the king’s coffers.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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These included newspapers from the northern kingdom, and royal almanacs that the king had kept.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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For a long time, video games were seen as the domain of young White men.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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In exploring this connectivity, Lindeman extends the reach of her music further than ever, while also continuing to grow the Weather Station’s sound into a vespertine orchestral domain all its own.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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While notable alum Sean McManus (’77) is no longer at the helm of the CBS Sports empire, Michigan grad David Berson wouldn’t say no to a Blue Devils-Wolverines final.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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If a sheep dies at the very edge of the empire, it will be noted.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Historically, imperialist leaders have used military conquest, economic coercion or diplomatic pressure to expand their dominions, and justified their foreign incursions as civilizing missions, economic opportunities or national security imperatives.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kanye West goes on another antisemitic rant, defends Diddy, declares ‘dominion’ over wife.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Longtime Prime Minister Keith Rowley, who had served nearly 10 years governing the oil-rich republic as head of the People’s National Movement, had taken the unusual step of resigning from office.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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But as a matter of context, there is a difference between the principled partisans of the early republic, the professional analysts of the 20th century, and an owner who demands his media outlet’s opinions should be limited to his preferences.—
Joseph Jones,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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The sovereign is known to reach for watercolors and has brought his paint set along for royal tours all over the world through the years.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kerl will be in Sydney on Tuesday to try to meet the 75-year-old British sovereign again during his first tour to a Commonwealth realm since acceding the throne.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
18 Oct. 2024
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“Seigniory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seigniory. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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