What's the difference between signora and signory?
Signora
Definition:
(n.) Madam; Mrs; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians.
Example Sentences:
(1) Chelsea may have been ungrateful towards Ranieri, and Juventus welcoming, but La Vecchia Signora is not a humanitarian charity.
(2) The club have two nicknames: La Vecchia Signora (The Grand Old Lady) or La Fidanzata D'Italia (Italy's girlfriend).
(3) If time permits, stop for lunch at Trattoria al Castelletto ( alcastelletto.com ), where the formidable Signora Clemi serves delicious dishes like pumpkin risotto or plump grilled porcini mushrooms.
(4) He hoisted La Vecchia Signora into the Champions League on their return to Serie A, and has led the pursuit of Internazionale.
(5) British players in the highly competitive, highly rewarded, Italian Serie A Championship had long been a rarity, but in the summer of 1957, the Italian players' agent, Gigi Peronace, took Charles to Juventus, the "aristocrats" of Italian football, the most popular club in the peninsula - outside, ironically, their native Turin - known as La Signora d'Italia.
Signory
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Obviously this is a subjective area, hence the suggestion of Dion Dublin (you know who you are ... Ed Haygarth), but most of you put your eggs firmly in one of three baskets: Tom Finney, Matt Le Tissier and Beppe Signori.
(2) "Although he was top goalscorer in Serie A three times with Lazio in the early 1990s, Beppe Signori never won a thing," says Richard Moore.
(3) "It was his one golden season, having been a journeyman beforehand, but it earned him as a transfer to Lazio (home of the other co-Capocannoniere Giuseppe Signori).