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noun
A feudal lord or noble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
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noun
A hereditary title in the Bailiwick of Jersey.
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noun
a man of rank in the ancient regime
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: feudal lord, seignior
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Broader terms: overlord, master, lord
Narrower terms: liege, liege lord
History
Borrowed from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor. Doublet of seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.
