seigneur
English
/sɛˈnjɜ/, /sɛˈnjɝ/
noun
Definitions
- (history) A French feudal lord; a noble.
- The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark.
- (Canada) A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French seigneur derived from Old French seignor.
Origin
Old French
seignor
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- seigneuress English
- seigneurial English
- seigneurialism English
- senior Latin
- senior, seniōrem Latin
- seniōrem Latin
- seigneur French
- senyour Middle English
- seignor Old French
- seigneu Norman
- signeu Norman
- seigneur Middle French