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seigniour

seigniour is the obsolete form 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.

Forms of seigniour

pluralseigniours

Questions about seigniour

What is seigniour the obsolete form of?
Seigniour is the obsolete form of seignior.

Words near seigniour in the dictionary

  1. seigniorizing
  2. seigniors
  3. seigniorship
  4. seigniorships
  5. seigniory
  6. seigniour
  7. seigniours
  8. seignorage
  9. seignorages
  10. seignoral
  11. seignorial

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