Main Entry: si·gnor

Variant(s): also si·gnior \sēn-ˈyȯr\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural signors or si·gno·ri \sēn-ˈyȯr-(ˌ)ē\ also signiors

Etymology: Italian signore, signor, from Medieval Latin senior superior, lord — more at senor

Date: 1545

: an Italian man usually of rank or gentility —used as a title equivalent to Mr.