senyour
Middle English
Alternative forms
- seygnour, seignoure, seynowr, seyngnour, seigniour, seniour, seynour, seynȝowre, senyowr
Etymology
From Old French seignor, from Latin senior. Doublet of sire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛːˈnjuːr/, /ˈsɛːnjur/, /sɛi̯n-/
Noun
senyour (plural senyours)
- A respectful term of address for a noble.
- Ruler, potentate; one with dominion or authority.
- A noble or lord; one of high station.
- An elder; one having authority due to their old age.
- (rare) An ancestor or progenitor.
Related terms
- seignurie
Descendants
- English: seignior
References
- “seignǒur, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.