SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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Detailed explanation-1: -The seigneur had to have a manor house built on the seigneurie and to live in it. He was also responsible for building and maintaining a wheat mill. The habitants, for their part, had to pay the seigneur taxes called “cens” – giving rise to the term “censitaire” applied to them – and rent, in money or farm products.
Detailed explanation-2: -a lord, especially a feudal lord. (in French Canada) a holder of a seigneury.
Detailed explanation-3: -Seigneur (English: Lord), was the name formerly given in France to someone who had been granted a seigneurie (fief) by the crown, with all its associated rights over person and property. Seigneur may also refer to: The seigneurial system of New France.
Detailed explanation-4: -sei·gneur sān-ˈyər. often capitalized. Synonyms of seigneur. : a man of rank or authority. especially : the feudal lord of a manor.