seignior
Americannoun
noun
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a less common name for a seigneur
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(in England) the lord of a seigniory
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of seignior
1300–50; Middle English segnour < Anglo-French; see seigneur
Example Sentences
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He was the last lord seignior to live within the seigniory, which passed from him to his son-in-law John de Mowbray.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
"The seignior has a look of that other—but he is not the same."
From A Cry in the Wilderness by Mary E. (Mary Ella) Waller
The queen was highly gratified with the good fortune of the jeweler, and yet thought it very strange how the grand seignior should have purchased his diamonds at Paris.
From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Sincere in art, he could play the grand seignior, the actor, the priest, and diplomat at will.
From Franz Liszt by James Huneker
It was the grand seignior, he of the equipage with silver trimmings.
From The Strollers by Harrison Fisher
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