First Known Use: 1592
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seigneur
noun, sei·gneur 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
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Origin of SEIGNEUR
Middle French, from Medieval Latin senior, from Latin, adjective, elder — more at senior
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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