seigneur
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.sei·gneur
noun, often capitalized \sān-ˈyər\Definition of SEIGNEUR
1
: a man of rank or authority; especially : the feudal lord of a manor
2
: a member of the landed gentry of Canada
See Origin of SEIGNEUR
Middle French, from Medieval Latin senior, from Latin, adjective, elder — more at senior
First Known Use: 1592
Rhymes with SEIGNEUR
as per, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, transfer, voyeur, white fir
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