Seigneur
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɛˈnjɜ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Seigneur is a noun meaning (history) A feudal lord or noble in French contexts.
Meaning
(history) A feudal lord or noble in French contexts.
More Meanings
- The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark.
- (Canada) A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
- A hereditary title in the Bailiwick of Jersey.
Example Sentences
Beaumont lives on Sark, a small, autonomous island twenty-five miles off the coast of Normandy, with her husband, Michael, the island's seigneur.
There was less and less love lost between peasants and seigneurs. The services which the latter had provided for the peasant community in the past had diminished in value.
"Then you're not - " "Darling," I said, "do you really see me in the position of a seigneur, driving my serfs and villeins before me with a whip - even if the triffids haven't overrun me first?"
Word Forms
- seigneurs
- seignior
Synonyms for seigneur
Depending on context, synonyms include seignior.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include seignior, liege, lordship, squire, sir, lord.
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