seign·eur (s n-yûr , s n-y r)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. [French, from Old French seignor, from Vulgar Latin *senior; see seignior.] seign·eur i·al adj. |
seigneur [sɛˈnjɜː (French) sɛɲœr]
n
1. (Historical Terms) a feudal lord, esp in France
2. (Historical Terms) (in French Canada, until 1854) the landlord of an estate that was subdivided among peasants who held their plots by a form of feudal tenure
[from Old French, from Vulgar Latin senior, from Latin: an elderly man; see senior]
seigneurial adj
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| Noun | 1. |  seigneur - a man of rank in the ancient regimeliege lord, liege - a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service |
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