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See also: Senhor and senhôr

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Portuguese senhor, which see for more. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.

Noun

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senhor (plural senhors or senhores)

  1. A Portuguese gentleman.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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senhor (plural senhors or senhores)

  1. Obsolete spelling of señor.

Anagrams

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Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /seˈɲoɾ/ [s̺eˈɲoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Hyphenation: se‧nhor

Noun

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senhor m (plural senhores, feminine senhora, feminine plural senhoras)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of señor

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin senior, seniōrem (“older (one)”, “elder (one)”, used as a title of respect in Medieval Latin), the comparative of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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senhor m or f by sense

  1. lord, lady
    • 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, cantiga 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)
      […] mia ſennor branca e / uermella.
      […] my beautiful lady.
      (literally, “my white-and-red lady”, referring to healthy (ruddy) Caucasian skin and alluding to female beauty)
    • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 361 (facsimile):
      […] don afonſo de caſtela / aquel que […] ueçeu o ſenor dos mouros […]
      […] Don Alfonso of Castile, the one that […] defeated the lord of the Moors […]
    • 13th century, João de Lobeira, Senhor Genta:
      Das que vejo / nom desejo / outra senhor se vós nom; / e desejo / tam sobejo / mataria um leon, / senhor do meu coraçom!
      Of the ladies I have seen / My desire is keen / for none but thee; / such desire, / which I respire, / would tear a lion apart, / O lady of mine heart!
      (literally, “Of the ones I see / I don't desire / another lady if not you; / and a desire / so abundant / would kill a lion, lady of my heart!”)
  2. (Christianity) Lord, Lady

Descendants

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  • Galician: señor, señora
  • Portuguese: senhor, senhora (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin senior, seniōrem (“older (one)”, “elder (one)”, used as a title of respect in Medieval Latin), the comparative of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

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Noun

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senhor m or f by sense

  1. lord, lady
    • 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, cantiga 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)
      […] mia ſennor branca e / uermella.
      […] my beautiful lady.
      (literally, “my white-and-red lady”, referring to healthy (ruddy) Caucasian skin and alluding to female beauty)
    • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 361 (facsimile):
      […] don afonſo de caſtela / aquel que […] ueçeu o ſenor dos mouros […]
      […] Don Alfonso of Castile, the one that […] defeated the lord of the Moors […]
    • 13th century, João de Lobeira, Senhor Genta:
      Das que vejo / nom desejo / outra senhor se vós nom; / e desejo / tam sobejo / mataria um leon, / senhor do meu coraçom!
      Of the ladies I have seen / My desire is keen / for none but thee; / such desire, / which I respire, / would tear a lion apart, / O lady of mine heart!
      (literally, “Of the ones I see / I don't desire / another lady if not you; / and a desire / so abundant / would kill a lion, lady of my heart!”)
  2. (Christianity) Lord, Lady

Descendants

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Further reading

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Old Occitan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin senior, seniōrem (“older (one)”, “elder (one)”, used as a title of respect in Medieval Latin), the comparative of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

Noun

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senhor m (oblique plural senhors, nominative singular senher, nominative plural senhor)

  1. lord (a nobleman in medieval society)

Descendants

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References

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: se‧nhor

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese senhor m or f, from Latin senior, seniōrem (“older (one)”, “elder (one)”, used as a title of respect in Medieval Latin), the comparative of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”). Doublet of sénior / sênior. Compare Occitan senhor, sénher, signour, Spanish and Galician señor.

Noun

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senhor m (plural senhores, feminine senhora, feminine plural senhoras)

  1. a man (an adult male human)
    Synonyms: homem, (Brazil, colloquial) cara, (Portugal, colloquial) gajo
    Há um senhor à sua procura.
    There's a man is looking for you.
    1. gentleman (a respectable man)
      Synonym: cavalheiro
      Esse homem é um senhor.
      That man is gentleman.
      Senhoras e senhores, vos apresento a primeira atração da noite!
      Ladies and gentlemen, I present you this night's first attraction!
    2. an old man
      Synonyms: idoso, velho
      O cinema estava cheio de senhores.
      The film theatre was full of old men.
  2. (chiefly capitalized) sir, mister (a respectful term of address to a man)
    Dei o livro ao Senhor João.
    I gave the book to Mister John.
    1. sir (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown)
      Não irei, senhor.
      I won’t go, sir.
    2. (military) sir (address to a military superior)
      Sim, senhor!
      Yes, sir!
  3. (historical) feudal lord
    O senhor ordenou a construção de uma fossa.
    The lord ordered the construction of a moat.
  4. (historical) master (owner of a slave)
    Synonyms: amo, dono
    Escravos devem obedecer aos seus senhores.
    Slaves must obey their masters.
    Os escravizados frequentemente revoltavam-se contra seus senhores.
    The enslaved used to frequently revolt against their masters.
  5. (honorific) Sir (title given to a knight)
    Synonym: sir
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From senhor in the sense of mister, a title which gives importance to men and signals their social status; from there it was applied to masculine nouns in order to achieve a similar effect with them. Compare Spanish señor (adjective).

Adjective

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senhor (feminine senhora, masculine plural senhores, feminine plural senhoras, not comparable)

  1. (informal, dated, prepositive) great; great big; fine; remarkable (used to highlight or intensify the quality, size or value of things)
    Synonyms: ótimo, excelente, maravilhoso, enorme, imenso, grandão
    E onde foi que você conseguiu esse senhor colchão? Adorei!
    And where have you even got that great big mattress from? Loved it! [Literally, “that mister mattress”]
    Olha esse! É um senhor carro, hein? Gosto de sua cor e tamanho.
    Looky this! It's such a fine-looking car, huh? I like her color and size.
    Que vieste fazer em minha casa a essa hora e em companhia desse senhor cão?
    What are you doing in my house at this hour, and in the company of that big dog?

Further reading

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