seignior
[seen-yer]
- a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
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Origin of seignior
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What kind of a seignior is he who studies the price of things?
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)Hippolyte A. Taine
A parliamentarian, like a seignior, must do credit to his fortune.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)Hippolyte A. Taine
The Seignior of Warmond, chief of the commission, died on the 15th April.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I.John Lothrop Motley
Also a few uncommon words, like seignior, inveigle, plebeian.
The Century Handbook of WritingGarland Greever
The Seignior held his land, in most cases, directly from the Crown.
A Historical Geography of the British ColoniesCharles Prestwood Lucas
seignior
- a less common name for a seigneur
- (in England) the lord of a seigniory
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Word Origin
C14: from Anglo-French segnour; see seigneur
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Word Origin and History for seignior
n.
"lord of a manor," late 13c., from Old French seignior (11c., Modern French seigneur), from Latin seniorem (nominative senior) "older" (see senior (adj.)). As a general title for a Frenchman, it dates from 1580s. Related: Seigniorial; seignioral.
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