Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ies"

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"er*y\ (sm[i^]th"[~e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {-ies}
(-[i^]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"ti*fog`ger*y\, 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"an*ster*y\, n.; pl. {-ies}. [F.
phalanst[`e]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.]


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