seigneur

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /sɛˈnjɜː/, French: /sɛɲœr/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sēn yûr′, sān-; Fr. se nyœr′)


Inflections of 'seigneur' (n): npl: seigneurs

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sei•gneur  (sēn yûr′, sān-; Fr. se nyœr′),USA pronunciation n., pl. sei•gneurs (sēn yûrz′, sān-; Fr. se nyœr′).USA pronunciation (sometimes cap.)
  1. World Historya lord, esp. a feudal lord.
  2. World History, British Terms(in French Canada) a holder of a seigneury.
  • Vulgar Latin *senior lord. See senior
  • French
  • 1585–95
sei•gneu•ri•al  (sēn yûr′ē əl, sān-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
seigneur /sɛˈnjɜː; French: sɛɲœr/ n
  1. a feudal lord, esp in France
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin senior, from Latin: an elderly man; see seniorseiˈgneurial adj
'seigneur' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Coligny - mornay - Sark - seigneury - seignior - Bayard - droit du seigneur - jus primae noctis - Monseigneur - Montaigne - taille - sans peur et sans reproche - seigniorage - seigniory

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