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(sān′yər, sān yôr′)

noun

a lord or noble; specif., the lord of a fee or manor
seigneur (sense )

Origin: ME segnour < Anglo-Fr < OFr seignor < L senior: see senior

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noun

A man of rank, especially a feudal lord.
Used as a form of address for such a man.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English segnour

Origin: , from Old French seignor

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *senior

Origin: , from Latin, older

Origin: , comparative of senex, sen-, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots

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sei·gnioˈri·al adjective

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