seigneur

Meaning

1. A feudal lord or noble in French contexts.
2. The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark.
3. (Canada) A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
4. A hereditary title in the Bailiwick of Jersey.

Synonyms

feudal lord

seignior

liege

liege lord

mesne lord

Translations

Feudalherr

senyor feudal

αφέντης

φεουδάρχης

τιμαριώτης

χωροδεσπότης

châtelain

signore

feudatario

الإقطاعي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛˈnjɜ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor. Doublet of seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.