señor
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Noun
señor (plural señores)
- A Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or an older man.
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Etymology
From Old Spanish sennor (“lord”), from Vulgar Latin *senjor (“master, elder, lord, nobleman”), from Latin senior, seniōrem (“elder”), comparative form of senex (“old”). Doublet of senior, borrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
señor m (plural señores, feminine señora, feminine plural señoras)
- mister, sir, lord (title conferred on a married or an older male)
- gentleman
- Synonym: caballero
- master
- Synonym: amo
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Adjective
señor (feminine señora, masculine and feminine plural señores)
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