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seigneur.

lord (aristocrat, man of high rank)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɛ.ɲœʁ//se.ɲœʁ/
  1. lord (aristocrat, man of high rank)

    masculine
  2. lord (master)

    masculine
  3. seigneur (a landowner, holder of a seigneurie)

    Canada · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor (oblique form), from Latin seniōrem (compare sire, derived from the nominative form). Doublet of senior.

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