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).

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