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seign·ior

S0219900 (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.

seignior

(ˈseɪnjə) n1. (Historical Terms) a less common name for a seigneur2. (Historical Terms) (in England) the lord of a seigniory[C14: from Anglo-French segnour; see seigneur] seigniorial adj

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(ˈsin yər, ˈseɪn-)

n. (sometimes cap.) a lord, esp. a feudal lord. [1300–50; Middle English segnour < Anglo-French; see seigneur] sei•gnio′ri•al, sei•gno′ri•al (-ˈyɔr i əl) adj.

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

Seignior

(also seigneur), the owner of a seigniory, a feudal lord. As a feudal landowner, the seignior had authority over the seigniory’s feudally dependent peasants; in other words, he was the overlord. The seignior was generally a member of a vassal hierarchy. The term “seignior” is therefore also used in a special, narrower sense to denote the lord of a group of vassals. The chief seignior of a territory, whether king, prince, or duke, was called a suzerain.

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noun a man of rank in the ancient regime

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