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seigneur

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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.

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

seign·euri·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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seigneurseigneur - a man of rank in the ancient regime
liege lord, liege - a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
overlord, lord, master - a person who has general authority over others


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He was that absent-minded crank, a grand seigneur husband who was in no one's way, and far from spoiling the high tone and general impression of the drawing room, he served, by the contrast he presented to her, as an advantageous background to his elegant and tactful wife.
" said D'Artagnan to himself, "can this be the Seigneur du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds?
Colbert, placed with Michel Letellier, secretary of state in 1648, by his cousin Colbert, Seigneur de Saint-Penange, who protected him, received one day from the minister a commission for Cardinal Mazarin.
 
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