seigneur
Meaning
- lord (aristocrat, man of high rank)
- lord (master)
- seigneur (a landowner, holder of a seigneurie)
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɛ.ɲœʁ/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor (oblique form), from Latin seniōrem (compare sire, derived from the nominative form). Doublet of senior.
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