seigneur

seign·eur

 (sān-yûr′, sĕn-yœr′)

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·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

[C16: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin senior, from Latin: an elderly man; see senior]

seiˈgneurial adj

sei•gneur

(sinˈyɜr, seɪn-)

n.
(sometimes cap.)

1. a lord, esp. a feudal lord.

2. (in French Canada) a holder of a seigneury.

[1585–95; < French < Vulgar Latin *senior lord. See senior]

sei•gneu′ri•al, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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