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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Seign′iorage, Seign′orage, a royalty: a share of profit: a percentage on minted bullion; Seignioral′ty, the authority or the territory of a seignior or lord.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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)
You live in a golden country, seignior, says I; my men are stark mad to see so much gold, and nobody to take it.
From A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before by Defoe, Daniel
Besides the demesne manors of the lord seignior, six in number, there are some twelve mesne manors and fees belonging to the Penrice estate, and nearly twenty more belonging to various other owners.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
It was signed by the English seignior; he, too, was a Ewart.
From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)
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