ies : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ies	by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Seigniory \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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Smithery \Smith"ery\ (sm[icr]th"[etil]r[ycr]), n.; pl. {-ies} (-[icr]z). 1. The workshop of a smith; a smithy or stithy. 2. Work done by a smith; smithing. The din of all his smithery may some time or other possibly wake this noble duke. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pettifoggery \Pet"tifog`gery\, n.; pl. -{ies}. The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phalanstery \Phal"anstery\, n.; pl. {-ies}. [F. phalanst[8a]re, fr. Gr. [?] a phalanx + [?] firm, solid.] 1. An association or community organized on the plan of Fourier. See {Fourierism}. 2. The dwelling house of a Fourierite community.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.]