 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Seignior \Seign"ior\, noun [OF. seignor, F. seigneur, cf. It. signore, Sp. se[~n]or from an objective case of L. senier elder. See {Senior}.]
1. A lord; the lord of a manor.
2. A title of honor or of address in the South of Europe, corresponding to Sir or Mr. in English.
{Grand Seignior}, the sultan of Turkey.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
seignior
noun: a man of rank in the ancien regime [syn: {feudal lord}, {seigneur}]
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |