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seignior

[ seen-yer ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.


seignior

/ seɪˈnjɔːrɪəl; ˈseɪnjə /

noun

  1. a less common name for a seigneur
  2. (in England) the lord of a seigniory


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Derived Forms

  • seigniorial, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of seignior1

1300–50; Middle English segnour < Anglo-French; seigneur

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Word History and Origins

Origin of seignior1

C14: from Anglo-French segnour; see seigneur

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Example Sentences

"Let me pray for free entrance for this learned person through your guards, Seignior de Crevecoeur," said Louis.

Suppose, O smooth-tongued Seignior, you take a turn with the baby yourself, and see whether your arm tires.

After them came a Turkish lady, a relation of the grand seignior, in a litter borne by two camels with rich housings.

We shall have a feast of tulips, in imitation of that which, as you know, is held in the grand seignior's gardens.

Unfortunately the Grand Seignior had but too well replaced the wrong-headed grand vizier, who had been killed.

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