- sei|gneur|i|al
- sei|gneur|i|al «seen YUR ee uhl», adjective.of or having to do with a seigneur or seigniory: »
seigneurial rights.
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sei|gneur|i|al
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sei|gneur|y — «SEEN yuhr ee», noun, plural gneur|ies. formerly, in Canada: 1. a landed estate held by feudal tenure. 2. the mansion of a seigneur. ╂[< French seigneurie seigniory < Old French seignorie < seignor seignior] … Useful english dictionary
sei|gneur|ie — «SEEN yuhr ee; French seh nyer REE», noun. = seigneury. (Cf. ↑seigneury) … Useful english dictionary
sei|gneur — «seen YUR; French seh NYERR», noun. 1. a feudal lord or landowner; seignior. A grand seigneur was a person of high rank or one who behaved as a person of high rank should. SYNONYM(S): liege. 2. (formerly, in Canada) the holder of a landed estate… … Useful english dictionary
mon|sei|gneur — or mon|sei|gneur «mon SEEN yuhr; French mn seh NYERR», noun, plural Mes|sei|gneurs or mes|sei|gneurs. 1. a French title of honor meaning “My Lord.” It is given to princes, bishops, and other persons of importance. Abbr: Mgr. 2. a person having … Useful english dictionary
Mon|sei|gneur — or mon|sei|gneur «mon SEEN yuhr; French mn seh NYERR», noun, plural Mes|sei|gneurs or mes|sei|gneurs. 1. a French title of honor meaning “My Lord.” It is given to princes, bishops, and other persons of importance. Abbr: Mgr. 2. a person having … Useful english dictionary
droit du sei|gneur — «DRWA doo say NYERR», 1. the supposed right of a feudal lord to have sexual intercourse with a vassal s bride on her wedding night. 2. Figurative. any lordly or arrogant claim: »My stepfather seemed to think that he had a sort of droit du… … Useful english dictionary
en grand sei|gneur — «ahn grahn seh NYERR», French. as a great lord; in lordly style … Useful english dictionary
grand sei|gneur — «grahn seh NYERR», French. a great lord; nobleman; aristocrat … Useful english dictionary
sei — dis·sei·sor; is·sei; mon·sei·gneur; ni·sei; san·sei; sei; sei·cen·to; sei·del; sei·gnette; sei·gneur; sei·gneu·ri·al; sei·gneury; sei·gnior; sei·gnior·age; sei·gniory; sei·gno·ri·al; sei·sin; sei·so·na·cea; sei·so·nid·ea; sei·u·rus; sei·zor;… … English syllables
gneur — mon·sei·gneur; sei·gneur; sei·gneur·age; … English syllables
