SEIGNEUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seigneur mean? 

• SEIGNEUR (noun)
  The noun SEIGNEUR has 1 sense:

1. a man of rank in the ancient regime

  Familiarity information: SEIGNEUR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEIGNEUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man of rank in the ancient regime

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

feudal lord; seigneur; seignior

Hypernyms ("seigneur" is a kind of...):

lord; master; overlord (a person who has general authority over others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seigneur"):

liege; liege lord (a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service)

 Context examples 

High and strong the chateaux, lowly and weak the brushwood hut; but God help the seigneur and his lady when the men of the brushwood set their hands to the work of revenge!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This is how it runs: 'A le moult puissant et moult honorable chevalier, Sir Nigel Loring de Christchurch, de son tres fidele ami Sir Claude Latour, capitaine de la Compagnie blanche, chatelain de Biscar, grand seigneur de Montchateau, vavaseur de le renomme Gaston, Comte de Foix, tenant les droits de la haute justice, de la milieu, et de la basse.'

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)