seigneur

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From Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor.

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seigneur (plural seigneurs)

  1. A feudal lord in the ancien regime
  2. The possessor of a seigneury in the feudal system
  3. The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark
  4. A landowner in New France (modern-day Canada)

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From Latin senior.

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seigneur m. (plural seigneurs)

  1. lord (aristocrat, man of high rank)
  2. lord (master)

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seigneur m. (plural seigneurs)

  1. lord
  2. sire (term of respect)

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seigneur m. (oblique plural seigneurs, nominative singular sire, nominative plural seigneur)

  1. Alternative form of seignor.
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