seignior

[seen-yer]

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.

Origin of seignior

1300–50; Middle English segnour < Anglo-French; see seigneur

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Examples from the Web for seignior

Historical Examples of seignior

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 Writing
Garland Greever
The Seignior held his land, in most cases, directly from the Crown.
A Historical Geography of the British Colonies
Charles Prestwood Lucas

British Dictionary definitions for seignior

seignior

noun

a less common name for a seigneur
(in England) the lord of a seigniory

Derived Formsseigniorial (seɪˈnjɔːrɪəl), adjective

Word Origin for seignior

C14: from Anglo-French segnour; see seigneur

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Word Origin and History for seignior

"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.