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seigniorial

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sei⋅gno⋅ri⋅al

  [seen-yawr-ee-uhl, -yohr-]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to a seignior.
Also, seign⋅ior⋅al  [seen-yer-uhl] , sei⋅gnio⋅ri⋅al  [seen-yawr-ee-uhl, -yohr-] , seign⋅or⋅al  [seen-yer-uhl] .

Origin:
1810–20; seignor (var. of seignior ) + -ial
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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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