grand signiorn.

Brit.

/ɡrand siːnˈjɔː/, U.S.

/ˌɡrænd sinˈjɔr/

Forms: 1500s gran seignior, 1500s–1600s gran signior, 1500s–1700s grand senior, 1500s– grand signior, 1600s grand seignieur, 1600s grand siegnior, 1600s grand signeur, 1600s grand signiour, 1600s–1700s grand signor, 1600s– grand seigneur, 1600s– grand seignior.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Italian. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Italian gransignore; French grand seigneur.

Etymology: Probably partly < Italian gransignore (14th cent. or earlier denoting a great noble; 16th cent. denoting the Ottoman Sultan; < gran grand adj. + signore signore n.); and partly < Middle French, French grand seigneur (13th cent. in Old French denoting a great noble; 16th cent. denoting the Ottoman Sultan; < grand grand adj. + seigneur seigneur n.). With the form variation shown by the second element compare also signore n., signor n., seigneur n., seignior n.

1. With the. Chiefly with capital initials. The Ottoman Sultan. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > sultan > Turkish sultan

the Grand (also Great) Turk?1482

the Turk?1482

grand signior?1582

?1582 E. Osborne Memorial in S. A. Skilliter W. Harborne & Trade with Turkey (1977) vii. 190 Obteyned in marche 1578. p[ar]ticuler lycences of the gran sig[ni]or to trade into all partes of his domynions.

1589 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 203 The..daily paiments..by the Grand Signior..to the officers of his Seraglio, or Court.

1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) i. ii, in Wks. I. 9 Our Turkie companie neuer sent the like to the Grand-Signior.

1648 N. Hardy (title) The safest convoy, or, the strongest helper. Declared in a Valedictory Sermon, before the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Bendih Baronet. His Majesties ambassadour, now resident with the Grand Seigneur at Constantinople.

1660 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 4) iii. xiv. 177 Embassador for many years to the Grand Signeur from the King..of England.

1668 London Gaz. No. 222/1 The Grand Seignior..had sent his Mother a Sherbette.

1712 J. Warder True Amazons 61 The Grand Seignior with all his Janizaries about him.

1777 Ann. Reg. 1776 114/1 The first and favourite sultaness of the Grand Signior.

1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation 40 The Grand Seignior cannot do a more absolute act.

1847 L. H. Kerr tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Servia 445 Intending..to lay some complaints before the Effendi of the Grand Signior.

1950 C. Carrington Brit. Overseas iii. ii. 149 The Caliph of Islam known in Europe as the Grand Signior, or more simply as the Grand Turk.

1992 S. Sontag Volcano Lover ii. vii. 317 Your diamond aigrette with its rotating star, another gift..from the Grand Signior in Constantinople.

2. A great noble; a man whose rank or position allows him to command others. Cf. grande dame n. 1.In later use more commonly as grand seigneur.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble person or man > chief noble

grand signior1601

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. D2^v The Frenchman.., though he be the most Grand Signeur of them all, he will say, A vostre seruice et commandemente Mounsieur, to the meanest vassaile he mætes.]

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxi. iii. 81 The Grand-siegniors [Fr. les grans Seigneurs] and great men of the citie.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxv. iv. 526 M. Valerius Maximus..beeing one of the grand-seignieurs [Fr. grand seigneur] of Rome.

1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. x. 169 They affect to believe, that all the travellers of our country are grand signiors, immensely rich and incredibly jealous.

1772 H. Walpole Let. 5 Mar. (1906) V. 377 Fifty grand signors have lost their heads for one Charles I.

1860 C. Darwin Let. 8 Aug. in Corr. (1993) VIII. 315 By Jove how it would rile Owen! I am getting very spiteful towards that grand Seigneur.

1891 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 110 He sails off toward them lazily, like a grand signior who amuses himself.

1920 R. Ross Revels of Orsera iv. xxxvi. 260 The Prince was a grand signior and the Count Cajazzo a very estimable person.

1946 D. Cooper Diary 30 July (2005) 417 He is not a grand seigneur but he is a gentleman, which is perhaps a better kind of beast.

1958 V. M. Kurkjian Hist. Armenia xxxv. 327 Grigor Magistros was..a grand seignior, diplomat, soldier-poet, a man of universal knowledge in the XI century.

2011 J. Steinberg Bismarck iii. 69 Hildegard Freifrau Hugo von Spitzemberg, daughter of a grand seigneur and prime minister of a kingdom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grand signior
释义	grand signiorn. Brit. /ɡrand siːnˈjɔː/, U.S. /ˌɡrænd sinˈjɔr/ Forms: 1500s gran seignior, 1500s–1600s gran signior, 1500s–1700s grand senior, 1500s– grand signior, 1600s grand seignieur, 1600s grand siegnior, 1600s grand signeur, 1600s grand signiour, 1600s–1700s grand signor, 1600s– grand seigneur, 1600s– grand seignior. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Italian. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Italian gransignore; French grand seigneur. Etymology: Probably partly < Italian gransignore (14th cent. or earlier denoting a great noble; 16th cent. denoting the Ottoman Sultan; < gran grand adj. + signore signore n.); and partly < Middle French, French grand seigneur (13th cent. in Old French denoting a great noble; 16th cent. denoting the Ottoman Sultan; < grand grand adj. + seigneur seigneur n.). With the form variation shown by the second element compare also signore n., signor n., seigneur n., seignior n. 1. With the. Chiefly with capital initials. The Ottoman Sultan. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > sultan > Turkish sultan the Grand (also Great) Turk?1482 the Turk?1482 grand signior?1582 ?1582 E. Osborne Memorial in S. A. Skilliter W. Harborne & Trade with Turkey (1977) vii. 190 Obteyned in marche 1578. p[ar]ticuler lycences of the gran sig[ni]or to trade into all partes of his domynions. 1589 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 203 The..daily paiments..by the Grand Signior..to the officers of his Seraglio, or Court. 1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) i. ii, in Wks. I. 9 Our Turkie companie neuer sent the like to the Grand-Signior. 1648 N. Hardy (title) The safest convoy, or, the strongest helper. Declared in a Valedictory Sermon, before the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Bendih Baronet. His Majesties ambassadour, now resident with the Grand Seigneur at Constantinople. 1660 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 4) iii. xiv. 177 Embassador for many years to the Grand Signeur from the King..of England. 1668 London Gaz. No. 222/1 The Grand Seignior..had sent his Mother a Sherbette. 1712 J. Warder True Amazons 61 The Grand Seignior with all his Janizaries about him. 1777 Ann. Reg. 1776 114/1 The first and favourite sultaness of the Grand Signior. 1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation 40 The Grand Seignior cannot do a more absolute act. 1847 L. H. Kerr tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Servia 445 Intending..to lay some complaints before the Effendi of the Grand Signior. 1950 C. Carrington Brit. Overseas iii. ii. 149 The Caliph of Islam known in Europe as the Grand Signior, or more simply as the Grand Turk. 1992 S. Sontag Volcano Lover ii. vii. 317 Your diamond aigrette with its rotating star, another gift..from the Grand Signior in Constantinople. 2. A great noble; a man whose rank or position allows him to command others. Cf. grande dame n. 1.In later use more commonly as grand seigneur. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble person or man > chief noble grand signior1601 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. D2^v The Frenchman.., though he be the most Grand Signeur of them all, he will say, A vostre seruice et commandemente Mounsieur, to the meanest vassaile he mætes.] 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxi. iii. 81 The Grand-siegniors [Fr. les grans Seigneurs] and great men of the citie. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxv. iv. 526 M. Valerius Maximus..beeing one of the grand-seignieurs [Fr. grand seigneur] of Rome. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. x. 169 They affect to believe, that all the travellers of our country are grand signiors, immensely rich and incredibly jealous. 1772 H. Walpole Let. 5 Mar. (1906) V. 377 Fifty grand signors have lost their heads for one Charles I. 1860 C. Darwin Let. 8 Aug. in Corr. (1993) VIII. 315 By Jove how it would rile Owen! I am getting very spiteful towards that grand Seigneur. 1891 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 110 He sails off toward them lazily, like a grand signior who amuses himself. 1920 R. Ross Revels of Orsera iv. xxxvi. 260 The Prince was a grand signior and the Count Cajazzo a very estimable person. 1946 D. Cooper Diary 30 July (2005) 417 He is not a grand seigneur but he is a gentleman, which is perhaps a better kind of beast. 1958 V. M. Kurkjian Hist. Armenia xxxv. 327 Grigor Magistros was..a grand seignior, diplomat, soldier-poet, a man of universal knowledge in the XI century. 2011 J. Steinberg Bismarck iii. 69 Hildegard Freifrau Hugo von Spitzemberg, daughter of a grand seigneur and prime minister of a kingdom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1582
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