seigneur
a lord, especially a feudal lord.
(in French Canada) a holder of a seigneury.
Origin of seigneur
1Other words from seigneur
- sei·gneu·ri·al [seen-yur-ee-uhl, seyn-], /sinˈyɜr i əl, seɪn-/, adjective
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How to use seigneur in a sentence
At Montreal, the assumption of the seigneurial duties and privileges was not without difficulty.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime | William Henry AthertonWe lay the night at an inn that must have been at one time a seigneurial mansion, for it had a noble courtyard.
Leaves from a Field Note-Book | J. H. MorganThis is possible enough, for the period was one when squires exercised "seigneurial rights," and when colleens were complacent.
The Magnificent Montez | Horace WyndhamSeigneurial rights were being abolished, or rather surrendered, at the very time that this transaction was under consideration.
East of Paris | Matilda Betham-EdwardsAt the entrance of the old bourg is a great gateway which originally led to the seigneurial enclosure.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy | Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for seigneur
/ (sɛˈnjɜː, French sɛɲœr) /
a feudal lord, esp in France
(in French Canada, until 1854) the landlord of an estate that was subdivided among peasants who held their plots by a form of feudal tenure
Origin of seigneur
1Derived forms of seigneur
- seigneurial, adjective
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