señor

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) mister, sir, lord (title conferred on a married or older male)
2. (masculine) gentleman
3. (masculine) master

Adj

1. great big; whopping
2. free

Hyphenated as

se‧ñor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/seˈɲoɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish sennor (“lord”), from Vulgar Latin *senjor (“master, elder, lord, nobleman”), from Latin seniōrem (“elder”), comparative form of senex (“old”). Doublet of senior, borrowed from Latin.

Sentences

Volvieron a la tierra de O'Rourke, donde la esposa del señor fue su anfitriona .

They returned to O'Rourke's land, where the lord's wife was their hostess.