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se⋅ñor

  [seyn-yawr, -yohr, seen-; Sp. se-nyawr]
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–noun, plural se⋅ñors, Spanish. se⋅ño⋅res  [se-nyaw-res] .
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
Origin:
1615–25; < Sp < VL *senior. See senior
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se·ñor   (sān-yôr', -yōr', sě-nyôr')   
n.   pl. se·ño·res (sān-yôr'ās, -yōr'-, sě-nyō'rěs)

  1. Abbr. Sr.

    1. Used as a courtesy title before the surname, full name, or professional title of a man in a Spanish-speaking area.

    2. Used as a form of polite address for a man in a Spanish-speaking area.

  2. A Spanish or Spanish-speaking man.


[Spanish, from Old Spanish sennor, from Vulgar Latin *senior, lord, from Latin, senior; see senior.]
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