"seigneur" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sɛ.ɲœʁ/, /se.ɲœʁ/ Audio: Fr-seigneur.ogg Forms: seigneurs [plural], seigneuresse [feminine], seigneuse [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor (oblique form), from Latin seniōrem (compare sire, derived from the nominative form). Doublet of senior. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|fr|ine|sénos}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|seigneur|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French seigneur, {{inh+|fr|frm|seigneur}} Inherited from Middle French seigneur, {{inh|fr|fro|seignor}} Old French seignor, {{inh|fr|la|senior|seniōrem}} Latin seniōrem, {{m|fr|sire}} sire, {{doublet|fr|senior}} Doublet of senior Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=seigneuresse|f2=+}} seigneur m (plural seigneurs, feminine seigneuresse or seigneuse)
  1. lord (aristocrat, man of high rank) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-seigneur-fr-noun-o735yEcW
  2. lord (master) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-seigneur-fr-noun-rIwfYj7M
  3. (Canada) seigneur (a landowner, holder of a seigneurie) Tags: Canada, masculine
    Sense id: en-seigneur-fr-noun-Ajfe7Ypv Categories (other): Canadian French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à tout seigneur tout honneur, vivre en grand seigneur Related terms: seigneuresse, seigneurial, seigneurie, sire, monseigneur

Inflected forms

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