Meaning

4 senses

  1. A feudal lord or noble.

  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.

More definitions
  • a man of rank in the ancient regime

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor. Doublet of seignior, senhor

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

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Forms

plural: seigneurs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Relatedgrand seigneur
Derivedseigneuressseigneurial

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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