senyour
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French seignor, from Latin senior. Doublet of sire.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
senyour (plural senyours)
- A respectful term of address for a noble.
- Ruler, potentate; one with dominion or authority.
- A noble or lord; one of high station.
- An elder; one having authority due to their old age.
- (rare) An ancestor or progenitor.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: seignior
References[edit]
- “seignǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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