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/ˈseɪnjə/ · noun
(historical) A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor..
Louis XIV’s minions tried to bend New France’s increasingly aboriginal society to his will. […] In the St. Lawrence Valley almost all arable land not reserved for the Church was divided among well-born gentlemen to enable them to become landed aristocrats, or seigniors.
Use seignior when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Seignior means (historical) A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor..
Common synonyms include seigneur, feudal lord.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Louis XIV’s minions tried to bend New France’s increasingly aboriginal society to his will. […] In the St. Lawrence Valley almost all arable land not reserved for the Church was divided among well-born gentlemen to enable them to become landed aristocrats, or seigniors.
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