seignor

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin seniōrem, accusative singular of senior. The nominative form sire derives from the Latin nominative (through a contracted form *seior), as does the early Old French sendra (found in the Oaths of Strasbourg), which was replaced by sire over time.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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seignor oblique singularm (oblique plural seignors, nominative singular sire, nominative plural seignor)

  1. lord (feudal lord)
  2. sire (term of respect)
  3. master (of a servant or slave)
  4. (by extension) husband

Quotations

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Descendants

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from the nominative sire
  • French: sire, sieur
  • English: sire
  • Middle English: sir, sire
from the oblique seignor
from both
  • Old High German: herro (semantic loan) (see there for further descendants)