seigneur
Meanings
noun
- A feudal lord or noble in French contexts.
- The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark.
- A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
- A hereditary title in the Bailiwick of Jersey.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor. Doublet of seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.
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