seignior
[ seen-yer ]
/ ˈsin yər /
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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
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Origin of seignior
1300–50; Middle English segnour<Anglo-French; see seigneur
Words nearby seignior
seif dune, Seifert, Seignette's salt, seigneur, seigneury, seignior, seigniorage, seigniory, seignorial, seik, Seilenos
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seigniorial (seɪˈnjɔːrɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for seignior
C14: from Anglo-French segnour; see seigneur
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