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

But seignior, says he, what people is it you are speaking of?

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

Of this silk-lace, wherewith the grand seignior divides his favorites from above downwards, but into fractions, we cannot and must not say any more in the First Act, because–it is over....

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul

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

But, in standing up for steamboats, I must not fail in doing justice to the grand seignior.

From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd

It is our seignior, the Canadian, who cares for it.

From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)