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seigniors

seigniors is the plural of seignior.

Meaning of seignior

Noun

seignior (plural seigniors)

  1. (historical) A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor.
    • Louis XIV’s minions tried to bend New France’s increasingly aboriginal society to his will. […] In the St. Lawrence Valley almost all arable land not reserved for the Church was divided among well-born gentlemen to enable them to become landed aristocrats, or seigniors.2011, Colin Woodard, chapter 2, in American nations, New York: Penguin, →ISBN
  2. A title of respect, formerly corresponding (especially in France) approximately to Sir.

Phrases with seigniors

Questions about seigniors

What is seigniors the plural of?
Seigniors is the plural of seignior.

Words near seigniors in the dictionary

  1. seigniority
  2. seigniorize
  3. seigniorized
  4. seigniorizes
  5. seigniorizing
  6. seigniors
  7. seigniorship
  8. seigniorships
  9. seigniory
  10. seigniour
  11. seigniours

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