As proud as he that seigniorizeth hell.
Fairfax.
Seign"ior*y (?), n.; pl. -ies (#). [OE. seignorie, OF. seigneurie, F.
seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.] 1. The power or authority of a lord;
dominion.
O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by
encroachment he got upon the English.
Spenser.
2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
[Written also seigneury, and seignory.]
Seine (?), n. [F. seine, or AS. segene, b&?;th fr. L. sagena, Gr.
&?;&?;&?;&?;.] (Fishing.) A large net, one edge of which is provided
with sinkers, and the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the
water, and when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses
the fish.
Seine boat, a boat specially constructed to carry and pay out a seine.
Sein"er (?), n. One who fishes with a seine.
Sein"ing, n. Fishing with a seine.
Seint (?), n. [See Cincture.] A girdle. [Obs.] "Girt with a seint of
silk." Chaucer.
Seint, n. A saint. [Obs.] Chaucer.