See also: Senhor and senhôr

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From Portuguese senhor. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senior, señor, signore, sir, and sire.

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senhor (plural senhors or senhores)

  1. A Portuguese gentleman.
  2. Obsolete spelling of señor

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Inherited from Latin seniōrem, from senex (old), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (old).

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senhor m or f by sense

  1. lord, lady
    • 13th century, João de Lobeira, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

      Das que vejo
      nom desejo
      outra senhor se vós nom;
      e desejo
      tam sobejo
      mataria um leon,
      senhor do meu coraçom!
      Leonoreta,
      fin roseta,
      bela sobre toda fror,
      fin roseta,
      nom me meta
      em tal coita voss'amor!
      Out of the ones I see
      I do not wish
      another lady if not thee;
      and a such wish
      so abundant
      would kill a lion,
      lady of my heart!
      Leonoreta,
      fine little rose,
      more beautiful than every flower,
      fine little rose,
      do not lead me
      to such sorrow thy love!
    • [] don afonſo de caſtela / aquel que [] ueçeu o ſenor dos mouros []
      [] Don Alfonso of Castile, the one that [] defeated the lord of the Moors []
    • 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, cantiga 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)
      [] mia ſennor branca e / uermella.
      [] my lady of white skin and / reddish face.
  2. (Christianity) Lord, Lady

Descendants edit

  • Galician: señor, señora
  • Portuguese: senhor, senhora (see there for further descendants)

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From Latin senior, seniōrem.

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senhor m (oblique plural senhors, nominative singular senher, nominative plural senhor)

  1. lord (a nobleman in medieval society)

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese senhor m or f, from Latin seniōrem (older), comparative of senex (old), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (old). Doublet of sénior. Compare Galician and Spanish señor.

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  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Hyphenation: se‧nhor

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senhor m (plural senhores, feminine senhora, feminine plural senhoras)

  1. mister (title conferred to an adult male)
    Dei o livro ao senhor João.
    I gave the book to mister John.
  2. sir (address to any male)
    Não irei, senhor.
    I won’t go, sir.
  3. (military) sir (address to a military superior)
    Sim, senhor!
    Yes sir!
  4. an old man
    Synonyms: idoso, velho
    O cinema estava cheio de senhores.
    The film theatre was full of old men.
  5. an unspecified male
    Synonyms: (slang, Brazil) cara, (slang, Portugal) gajo
    Um senhor está a sua procura.
    Some guy is looking for you.
  6. (historical) feudal lord
    O senhor ordenou a construção de uma fossa.
    The lord ordered the construction of a moat.
  7. master (owner of a slave)
    Synonyms: amo, dono
    Escravos devem obedecer seus senhores.
    Slaves must obey their masters.
  8. (honorific) Sir (title given to a knight)
    Synonym: sir

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