senyour
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French seignor, from Latin senior. Doublet of sire.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
senyour (plural senyours)
- A respectful term of address for a noble.
- Ruler, potentate; one with dominion or authority.
- A noble or lord; one of high station.
- An elder; one having authority due to their old age.
- (rare) An ancestor or progenitor.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: seignior
References edit
- “seignǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.