seignior

American  

[seen-yer] / ˈsin yər /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.

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seignior British  

/ ˈseɪnjə, seɪˈnjɔːrɪəl /

noun

1. a less common name for a seigneur

2. (in England) the lord of a seigniory

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Other Word Forms

• seigniorial adjective

Etymology

Origin of seignior

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

Example Sentences

"You will tell me when the seignior sends word?"

From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)

To see the Seigniory of Lamoral where lived his grandp�re's seignior, lived and died?"—"A pilgrimage?

From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)

Naxouat, of which the Sr. Dechofour is seignior, is where the fort commanded by M. de Villebon is established.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

While we omit such things as these, seignior, says he, what signifies Spain making new acquisitions, or the people of Spain seeking new countries?

From A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before by Defoe, Daniel

Well, said I, seignior, but how do they go out of one valley into another? and whither do they go at last?

From A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before by Defoe, Daniel