seigneur (redirected from seigniors)

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.

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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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seigneur - a man of rank in the ancient regime feudal lord, seignior liege lord, liege - a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service overlord, lord, master - a person who has general authority over others