"seigneur" meaning in English

See seigneur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɛˈnjɜ/ [UK], /sɛˈnjɝ/ [US] Forms: seigneurs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor. Doublet of seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|sénos}}, {{bor|en|frm|seigneur}} Middle French seigneur, {{der|en|fro|seignor}} Old French seignor, {{doublet|en|seignior|senhor|senior|señor|senyor|signore|sir|sire}} Doublet of seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire Head templates: {{en-noun}} seigneur (plural seigneurs)
  1. (history) A feudal lord or noble in French contexts. Categories (topical): History, Feudalism, People
    Sense id: en-seigneur-en-noun-3eGX4h1i Disambiguation of Feudalism: 87 6 4 3 Disambiguation of People: 20 29 27 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 8 12 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 12 3 5 6 6 6 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 8 2 4 4 4 4 5 4 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-seigneur-en-noun-epw4hmtk Disambiguation of People: 20 29 27 24
  3. (Canada) A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie. Tags: Canada Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-seigneur-en-noun-LF4kkatn Disambiguation of People: 20 29 27 24 Categories (other): Canadian English
  4. A hereditary title in the Bailiwick of Jersey. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-seigneur-en-noun-5rKs4S8j Disambiguation of People: 20 29 27 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: seignior Derived forms: seigneurial, seigneury Related terms: droit de seigneur, grand seigneur Coordinate_terms: seigneuresse (english: wife of a seigneur), seigneuresse (english: a female seigneur), dame (english: female feudal ruler of Sark)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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