Seigneur Definition

sān-yûr, sĕn-yœr
noun
Webster's New World
A man of rank, especially a feudal lord in the ancien régime.
American Heritage
In French Canada, through the mid-19th cent., the owner of an estate orig. granted by royal decree to 17th-cent. French settlers.
Webster's New World
Used as a form of address for such a man.
American Heritage

A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.

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Noun

Singular:
seigneur
Plural:
seigneurs

Origin of Seigneur

  • French from Old French seignor from Vulgar Latin senior seignior

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor.

    From Wiktionary

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