seignor

== Old French == === Alternative forms === segnor, seignur, seigneur === Etymology === From Latin seniōrem, accusative singular of senior. The nominative form sire derives from the Latin nominative (through a contracted form *seior), as does the early Old French sendra (found in the Oaths of Strasbourg), which was replaced by sire over time. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /seˈɲoːɾ/ === Noun === seignor oblique singular, m (oblique plural seignors, nominative singular sire, nominative plural seignor) lord (feudal lord) sire (term of respect) master (of a servant or slave) (by extension) husband ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:seignor. ==== Descendants ==== from the nominative sire French: sire, sieur → English: sire → Middle English: sir, sire English: sir; sire Scots: sir; sire from the oblique seignor Middle French: seigneur French: seigneur → English: seigneur → Middle English: senyour, seynour, seygnour English: seignior from both → Old High German: herro (semantic loan) (see there for further descendants)