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

Words Nearby seignior

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How to use seignior in a sentence

"Let me pray for free entrance for this learned person through your guards, seignior de Crevecoeur," said Louis.
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter Scott
Suppose, O smooth-tongued seignior, you take a turn with the baby yourself, and see whether your arm tires.
A New Atmosphere | Gail Hamilton
After them came a Turkish lady, a relation of the grand seignior, in a litter borne by two camels with rich housings.
Early Travels in Palestine | Arculf et al.
We shall have a feast of tulips, in imitation of that which, as you know, is held in the grand seignior's gardens.
Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10) | Maria Edgeworth
Unfortunately the Grand seignior had but too well replaced the wrong-headed grand vizier, who had been killed.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for seignior

seignior

/ (ˈseɪnjə) /

noun

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

Origin of seignior

C14: from Anglo-French segnour; see seigneur

Derived forms of seignior

seigniorial (seɪˈnjɔːrɪəl), adjective

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