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si·gnor

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–noun, plural -gnors, Italian. -gno·ri

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a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.

Also, signior.

[Origin: 1570–80; < It; see signore¹

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si·gnor also si·gnior Audio Help (sēn-yôr', -yōr') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. si·gno·ri (sēn-yôr'ē, -yō'rē) also si·gniors or si·gnors Abbr. Sig. or S.
Used as a courtesy title for a man in an Italian-speaking area, equivalent to Mr.

[Italian, variant of signore; see signore.]

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signor

1577, from It. signore, from L. seniorem, acc. of senior (see senior). Feminine form signora is from 1636; dim. signorina is first recorded 1820.

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signor
noun
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately

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Signor

Si*gnor"\, Signore \Si*gno"re\, n. [It. See Seignior.] Sir; Mr.; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians. Before a noun the form is Signor.

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