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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The son of Fran�ois Meulles, seignior of the forest of Montpensier, in Poitou; held the office of grand bailiff, or magistrate, of Orleans, before coming to Canada.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
Such were some of the blessed fruits of the alliance between the grand seignior and the head of the Catholic Church.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
But, in standing up for steamboats, I must not fail in doing justice to the grand seignior.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
"And the seignior did not trust mademoiselle with me?"
From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)
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
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