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sei⋅gneur

  [seen-yur, seyn-; Fr. se-nyœr]
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–noun, plural sei⋅gneurs  [seen-yurz, seyn-; Fr. se-nyœr] . (sometimes initial capital letter)
1. a lord, esp. a feudal lord.
2. (in French Canada) a holder of a seigneury.
Origin:
1585–95; < F < VL *senior lord. See senior

Related forms:
sei⋅gneu⋅ri⋅al  [seen-yur-ee-uhl, seyn-] , adjective
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seign·eur   (sān-yûr', sěn-yɶr')   
n.  
  1. A man of rank, especially a feudal lord in the ancien régime.
  2. In Canada, a man who owned a large estate originally held by a feudal grant from the king of France.
  3. Used as a form of address for such a man.

[French, from Old French seignor, from Vulgar Latin *senior; see seignior.]
seign·eur'i·al adj.
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seigneur 
"feudal landowner in France," 1592, from M.Fr. seigneur, from O.Fr. seignor (see seignior).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : seigneur
Spanish: gran señor,
German: der Herr,
Japanese: 支配者
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