seignior means A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor. It carries an Arena rating of 1528, earned across 36 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, seignior ranks #5,353 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #5,969 of 17,105 for Most Storied Words, #6,270 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #6,528 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books.
seignior is pronounced /ˈseɪnjə/.
Why “seignior” is a great word
SEIGNIOR — [Noun] A feudal lord or nobleman who held lands by grant from a superior, or a title of respect corresponding to Sir. From Middle English *segnour*/*seygnour*, from Old French *seignor*/*seigneur*, from Latin *senior* (comparative of *senex*, "old"), meaning "older, elder, lord"; first known use in the 14th century. Unlike "liege," which specifies a direct bond of fealty and service, or "suzerain," which implies a sovereign's overlordship over a dependent state, a seignior was the granular, local fact of authority. He is the cold stone of the manor keep, the hand that receives the sheaves of wheat, and the wax seal pressed into a charter for the mill—the mundane yet absolute architecture of a world built on the slow accretion of age and customary right, now faded to a title in a brittle deed.
Etymology
From Middle English senyour, from Old French seignor, seignior, from Latin senior, seniōrem. Doublet of seigneur, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.
noun
- A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor.
- A title of respect, formerly corresponding (especially in France) approximately to Sir.
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