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seign⋅ior

  [seen-yer]
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–noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
a lord, esp. a feudal lord; ruler.
Origin:
1300–50; ME segnour < AF; see seigneur
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seign·ior   (sān-yôr', sān'yôr')   
n.  

  1. A man of rank, especially a feudal lord.

  2. Used as a form of address for such a man.


[Middle English segnour, from Old French seignor, from Vulgar Latin *senior, from Latin, older, comparative of senex, sen-, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]
sei·gnio'ri·al adj.
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seignior 
"lord of a manor," c.1290 (implied in seignorie), from O.Fr. seignior, from L. seniorem (nom. senior) "older" (see senior). As a general title for a Frenchman, it dates from 1588.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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