seigneur

seign·eur

S0219700 (sān-yûr′, sĕn-yœr′)n.1. A man of rank, especially a feudal lord in the ancien régime.2. In Canada, a man who owned a large estate originally held by a feudal grant from the king of France.3. Used as a form of address for such a man.

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[French, from Old French seignor, from Vulgar Latin *senior; see seignior.]

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seign·eur′i·al adj.

seigneur

(sɛˈnjɜː; French sɛɲœr) n1. (Historical Terms) a feudal lord, esp in France2. (Historical Terms) (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[C16: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin senior, from Latin: an elderly man; see senior] seiˈgneurial adj

sei•gneur

(sinˈyɜr, seɪn-)

n.
(sometimes cap.) 1. a lord, esp. a feudal lord. 2. (in French Canada) a holder of a seigneury. [1585–95; < French < Vulgar Latin *senior lord. See senior] sei•gneu′ri•al, adj.

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Noun

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seigneur - a man of rank in the ancient regimefeudal lord, seigniorliege lord, liege - a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and serviceoverlord, lord, master - a person who has general authority over others