Seigneurial, Semi-Feudal, Paternal

It seems like a number of definitional issues arose during this week's readings, particularly surrounding three terms that Burnard uses to characterize the nature of slavery in Jamaica: "Seigneurial," "Semi-Feudal," and "Paternalistic." Given the centrality of these definitions, I thought I'd draw on the unimpeachable Free Dictionary for some definitions of these terms that we can consider in our discussion of this week's readings.