seignor

See also: Seignor

Old French

Alternative forms

• segnor, seignur, seigneur

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /seˈɲoːɾ/

Noun

seignor oblique singular, m (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

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:seignor.

Descendants

from the nominative sire

• French: sire, sieur
• → English: sire
• → Middle English: sir, sire
  • English: sir; sire
  • Scots: sir; sire

from the oblique seignor

• Middle French: seigneur
  • French: seigneur
  • → English: seigneur
• → Middle English: senyour, seynour, seygnour
  • English: seignior

from both

• → Old High German: herro (semantic loan) (see there for further descendants)