seignor

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin seniōrem, accusative singular of senior. The nominative form sire derives from the Latin nominative (through a contracted form *seior), as does the early Old French sendra (found in the Oaths of Strasbourg), which was replaced by sire over time.

Pronunciation

Noun

seignor oblique singularm (oblique plural seignors, nominative singular sire, nominative plural seignor)

  1. lord (feudal lord)
  2. sire (term of respect)
  3. master (of a servant or slave)
  4. (by extension) husband

Quotations

Descendants

from the nominative sire
  • French: sire, sieur
  • English: sire
  • Middle English: sir, sire
from the oblique seignor
from both
  • Old High German: herro (semantic loan) (see there for further descendants)