seignor

See also: Seignor

Old French

Alternative forms

segnor, seignur, seigneur

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

IPA^(key): /seˈɲoːɾ/

Noun

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

lord (feudal lord)
sire (term of respect)
master (of a servant or slave)
(by extension) husband

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:seignor.

Descendants

from the nominative sire

French: sire, sieur
→ English: sire
→ Middle English: sir, sire
- English: sir; sire
- Scots: sir; sire

from the oblique seignor

Middle French: seigneur
- French: seigneur
- → English: seigneur
→ Middle English: senyour, seynour, seygnour
- English: seignior

from both

→ Old High German: herro (semantic loan) (see there for further descendants)