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noun
- 1. a feudal lord; the lord of a manor. historical
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The meaning of SEIGNEUR is a man of rank or authority; especially : the feudal lord of a manor.
A seigneur ( French pronunciation: [sɛɲœʁ] ⓘ) or lord is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day.
noun. a feudal lord, esp in France. (in French Canada, until 1854) the landlord of an estate that was subdivided among peasants who held their plots by a form of feudal tenure.
Definition of 'seigneur' Word Frequency. seigneur in British English. (sɛˈnjɜː , French sɛɲœr ) noun. 1. a feudal lord, esp in France. 2. (in French Canada, until 1854) the landlord of an estate that was subdivided among peasants who held their plots by a form of feudal tenure. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
n. 1. A man of rank, especially a feudal lord in the ancien régime. 2. In Canada, a man who owned a large estate originally held by a feudal grant from the king of France. 3. Used as a form of address for such a man. [French, from Old French seignor, from Vulgar Latin *senior; see seignior .] seign·eur′i·al adj.
Jun 2, 2024 · seigneur (plural seigneurs) ( history) A feudal lord or noble in French contexts . 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 156: There was less and less love lost between peasants and seigneurs.
noun. lord [noun] a master; a man or animal that has power over others or over an area. The lion is lord of the jungle. (Translation of seigneur from the PASSWORD French-English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)
Jun 27, 2024 · a man of rank in the ancient regime.
Seigneur definition: A man of rank, especially a feudal lord in the ancien régime.
Seigneur definition: . See examples of SEIGNEUR used in a sentence.
