Seigneurial

seign·eur  (sn-yûr, sn-yr)

n.

1. A man of rank, especially a feudal lord in the ancien régime.

2. In Canada, a man who owned a large estate originally held by a feudal grant from the king of France.

3. Used as a form of address for such a man.

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[French, from Old French seignor, from Vulgar Latin *senior; see seignior.]

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seign·euri·al adj.