seigneuse

== French == === Etymology === Modern recreation of the feminine of seigneur using -euse in place of the historical form seigneuresse, backformation using the non-existent root "seign-" === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛ.ɲøz/ ~ /se.ɲøz/ === Noun === seigneuse f (plural seigneuses, masculine seigneur) alternative form of seigneuresse; female equivalent of seigneur: lady, mistress