seignor
See also: Seignor
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
seignor oblique singular, m (oblique plural seignors, nominative singular sire, nominative plural seignor)
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:seignor.
Descendants edit
- from the nominative sire
- from the oblique seignor
- from both
- → Old High German: herro (semantic loan) (see there for further descendants)