seigneur
pronunciation
How to pronounce seigneur in British English:
UK [seɪnjɜ:]
How to pronounce seigneur in American English:
US [seɪ'njɜ]
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- Noun:
- a man of rank in the ancien regime
Word Origin
- seigneur
- seigneur: see sir
- seigneur (n.)
- "feudal landowner in France," 1590s, from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor (see seignior). Related: Seigneuress.
Example
- 1. Analysis of the relation between droit de seigneur and class & ethnic oppression and its social influence .
- 2. Exploring origins of ancient tribes and seigneur states in shiyan district .
- 3. The droit du seigneur was abolished with the abolition of serfdom in the west , but in the east , though the landlord did not have the right of the first night with his tenant 's wife , he nevertheless had the right of many succeeding nights and afternoons , too .