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grand seignior

grand seignior noun: the sultan of Turkey.

Noun

grand seignior (plural grand seigniors)

  1. (historical) The sultan of Turkey.
    • The Fortifications of the Town and Port of Dunkirk I send thee as a thing by it self, because I am inform’d the Grand Seignior has commanded thee to make a Port and Harbour at Candia, which he designs to make the strongest City, and the safest Harbour in the World.1718, Daniel Defoe, A Continuation of Letters Written by a Turkish Spy at Paris, London: W. Taylor, Letter 10, p. 222

Forms of grand seignior

pluralgrand seigniors

Questions about grand seignior

What does grand seignior mean?
Grand seignior means the sultan of Turkey.
What part of speech is grand seignior?
Grand seignior is a noun.
What is the plural of grand seignior?
The plural of grand seignior is grand seigniors.

Words near grand seignior in the dictionary

  1. grand scheme of things
  2. grand schemes
  3. grand schemes of things
  4. grand seigneur
  5. grand seigneurs
  6. grand seignior
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  8. grand sergeanty
  9. grand serjeanty
  10. grand slam
  11. grand slams

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