seigneurs

noun

plural of seigneur
as in hidalgos

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  1. princes
  2. barons
  3. cavaliers
  4. nabobs
Noun
  • The two young princes also took part in the Norwegian Viking Row, a tradition among Norwegian fans that has become iconic during this World Cup.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
  • Going forward, the Sealand princes see their nation existing in two ways.
    — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Definition of princes
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  • Action sweeps from America’s railroad barons to Vienna’s stock market crash.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 July 2026
  • This was perhaps the greatest bifurcation of the labor force seen since the days of land barons.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of barons
Noun
  • The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of cavaliers
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  • But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of nabobs
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