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seignior

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Scrabble points
9
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11
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈseɪnjə/(UK)
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/ˈseɪnjə/(UK) · /ˈsiːnjɚ/(US)

Definition of seignior

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor.
    “Louis XIV’s minions tried to bend New France’s increasingly aboriginal society to his will. […] In the St. Lawrence Valley almost all arable land not reserved for the Church was divided among well-born gentlemen to enable them to become landed aristocrats, or seigniors.”
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noun

  1. (historical)A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor.
    “Louis XIV’s minions tried to bend New France’s increasingly aboriginal society to his will. […] In the St. Lawrence Valley almost all arable land not reserved for the Church was divided among well-born gentlemen to enable them to become landed aristocrats, or seigniors.”
  2. A title of respect, formerly corresponding (especially in France) approximately to Sir.

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Etymology

From Middle English senyour, from Old French seignor, seignior, from Latin senior, seniōrem. Doublet of seigneur, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.

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