seignior

American  

[seen-yer] / ˈsin yər /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.

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seignior British  

/ ˈseɪnjə, seɪˈnjɔːrɪəl /

noun

1. a less common name for a seigneur

2. (in England) the lord of a seigniory

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Other Word Forms

• seigniorial adjective

Etymology

Origin of seignior

1300–50; Middle English segnour < Anglo-French; see seigneur

Example Sentences

The seignior was usually a person of some consideration 31 by birth and education.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

Seign′iorage, Seign′orage, a royalty: a share of profit: a percentage on minted bullion; Seignioral′ty, the authority or the territory of a seignior or lord.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

While we omit such things as these, seignior, says he, what signifies Spain making new acquisitions, or the people of Spain seeking new countries?

From A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before by Defoe, Daniel

"But if I am well-informed you have occasionally received your seignior, the Count of Matsch--or Amatia, as they prefer to call it, with all his following?"

From The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister by Hillern, Wilhelmine von

Naxouat, of which the Sr. Dechofour is seignior, is where the fort commanded by M. de Villebon is established.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)