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Meaning of "seigneur" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SEIGNEUR

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin senior, from Latin: an elderly man.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SEIGNEUR

seigneur  [sɛˈnjɜː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEIGNEUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Seigneur is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEIGNEUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of seigneur in the English dictionary

The definition of seigneur in the dictionary is a feudal lord, esp in France. Other definition of seigneur is the landlord of an estate that was subdivided among peasants who held their plots by a form of feudal tenure.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEIGNEUR


camaieu
ˌkæməˈjɜː
milieu
ˈmiːljɜː
milieux
ˈmiːljɜː
mitrailleur
ˌmiːtraɪˈjɜː
prie-dieu
priːˈdjɜː
Richelieu
ˈrɪʃəˌljɜː
sieur
sjɜː
tailleur
tæˈjɜː
yer
jɜː
yirr
jɜː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEIGNEUR

seif
seif dune
Seifert
seigneurial
seigneurie
seigneuries
seigneury
seignior
seigniorage
seignioralty
seigniorial
seigniories
seigniorship
seigniory
seignorage
seignoral
seignorial
seignories
seignory

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEIGNEUR

affaire d´honneur
affaires d´honneur
carillonneur
droit du seigneur
entrepreneur
grand seigneur
intrapreneur
migraineur
Monseigneur
mumpreneur
proneur
raisonneur
souteneur
Tourneur

Synonyms and antonyms of seigneur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «seigneur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEIGNEUR

Find out the translation of seigneur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of seigneur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «seigneur» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

领主
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

seigneur
570 millions of speakers

English

seigneur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज़मींदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإقطاعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сеньор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seigneur
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্বোধনের আখ্যাবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

seigneur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seigneur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

seigneur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

領主
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seigneur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸெஇக்னெஉர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ज्यूपिटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

senyör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seigneur
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Seigneur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сеньйор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Seigneur
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

seigneur
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seigneur
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

seigneur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Seigneur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of seigneur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEIGNEUR»

The term «seigneur» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEIGNEUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «seigneur» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «seigneur» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about seigneur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEIGNEUR»

Discover the use of seigneur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to seigneur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Belle du Seigneur
Belle du Seigneur has been called a hilarious mock-epic, an inventive satire of middle-class manners and ambition, a great comic achievement, Joycean, Proustian in its best moments.
Albert Cohen, David Coward, 1997
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The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: Translated Into ...
Translated Into English ... Michel de Montaigne. CHAP. XLV. Of the Battle of Drcux. . OU R Battle of Dreux * is remarkable for several uncommon Accidents : But such as do not much favour the Reputation of the Duke of Guise, fay he was to ...
Michel de Montaigne, 1759
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Serf, Seigneur, and Sovereign: Agrarian Reform in ...
This is a detailed history of the agrarian reforms which took place in Bohemia during the reigns of the Habsburg rulers Maria Theresa, 1740–1780, and Joseph II, 1780–1790.
William E. Wright, 1966
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Recueil Des Croniques Et Anchiennes Istories de la Grant ...
A.D. 1415. de Happlaiucourt, et son filz messire Jacques ; messire Loys de Ghuistelle ; le seigneur de Lyedequerque ; 1 messire Jacques de Lescuyelle ; le seigneur de la Seine ; 2 le seigneur de Hammes ; le seigneur de Hou- destate ; 3 le ...
Jehan de Wavrin (seigneur du Forestel), Sir William Hardy, Edward L. C. P. Hardy, 1868
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Rerum Britannicarum Medii Aevi Scriptores: Or, Chronicles ...
Or, Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages Jehan de Wavrin (seigneur du Forestel). A.D. 1415. de Happlaineourt, et son filz messire Jacques; messire Loys de Ghuistelle; le seigneur de Lyedequerque ...
Jehan de Wavrin (seigneur du Forestel), 1868
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The Resisting Reader: A Feminist Approach to American Fiction
THE. GREAT. GATS. BY. Fitzgerald's. droit. de. seigneur. I. The Great Gatsby is another American "love" story centered in hostility to women and the concomitant strategy of the scapegoat. Though at the novel's end the male protagonist is dead  ...
Judith Fetterley, 1978
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L' IntimitÉ Avec Le Seigneur
Jeanne Lukusa. du croyant. David dit «Je m'écris loué soit Dieu et je suis délivré de mes ennemis ». Il n'existe aucune vie sans problème ni tracas. Si vous cherchez une vie sans problème, vous n'aurezjamais l'occasion d'offrir des sacrifices ...
Jeanne Lukusa, 2010
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Uvres Compltes E Pierre de Bourdeille Seigneur de Brantme
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Ludovic Lalanne, 2009
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The Seigneurial System in Early Canada: A Geographical Study
to clear the seigneuries, and where, if there had been, the clearing would have cost the seigneur far more than he could dream of realizing from his seigneurie, the two were indistinguishable. After 1672 a seigneurie could be confiscated if its  ...
Richard Cole Harris, 1984
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Origines Genealogicae; Or, The Sources Whence English ...
Guilford Seigneur Gar- dien de Grand Sceau d'Angleterre, Laurence Count de Rochester Seigneur Tresorier dAngleterre, George Marquiss de Hallifax Seigneur President du Conseil Prive du Roy, Henry Counte de Clarendon Seigneur Prive ...
Stacey Grimaldi, 1828

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEIGNEUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term seigneur is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mort de Christopher Lee, légende de Dracula, Star Wars et Le …
L'acteur britannique Christopher Lee, inoubliable incarnation de Dracula, vu aux génériques des sagas Star Wars et Le Seigneur des anneaux, est décédé ce ... «AlloCiné, Jun 15»
2
Jacques Parizeau, un grand seigneur
Jacques Parizeau did his best to divide Quebec from Canada. In his own way, though, he contributed much to Canada. In the 1960s, he was one of a small ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
3
Le Seigneur des anneaux aura son parc d'attractions
Selon Euro Weekly News, la ville de Rincón de la Victoria va recréer la Comté, le pays de Bilbo, Frodon, ou encore Sam dans Le Seigneur des anneaux, sur ... «Le Figaro, Mar 15»
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Francesca Massey to perform Messiaen's La Nativite du Seigneur at …
Durham Cathedral's sub-organist Francesca Massey will give a recital performance of the composer's La Nativite du Seigneur at Durham Cathedral, at 7.30pm ... «The Northern Echo, Jan 15»
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Le gouvernement détourne le Seigneur des anneaux pour faire sa …
Pour communiquer sur son action, l'exécutif reprend à son compte une cartographie issue de... l'œuvre de JRR Tolkien, auteur notamment du Seigneur des ... «Le Figaro, Dec 14»
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Les 212 000 morts de la trilogie du « Seigneur des anneaux » en …
Entre 2001 et 2003, le réalisateur néo-zélandais avait signé sa première adaptation de J.R.R. Tolkien, avec Le Seigneur des anneaux. Les amis de Digg ont eu ... «Le Monde, Dec 14»
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Le Seigneur des Anneaux : pas de nouveau film sans l'aval de la …
Qu'il soit simplement optimiste ou qu'il ait connaissance d'informations précises, reste que de nouveaux films dans l'univers du Seigneur des Anneaux avec ou ... «Be Geek, Dec 14»
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Le petit lapsus gênant d'un jeune prêtre sur France 2 (VIDEO)
Dimanche dernier, sur France 2, un jeune prêtre a créé un petit buzz sur le plateau de l'émission Le Jour du Seigneur. Pour répondre au problème majeur que ... «Télé Loisirs.fr, Nov 14»
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VIDEO. Le Seigneur des anneaux donne des consignes de sécurité …
La compagnie a fait réaliser un clip de 4'38 avec des personnages issus des films Le Seigneur des Anneaux et Le Hobbit. Un orque attrape un masque à ... «20minutes.fr, Oct 14»
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La Terre du Milieu : L'Ombre du Mordor
L'histoire du jeu se déroule entre les événements dépeints dans Le Hobbit et ceux décrits dans le Seigneur des Anneaux. Il s'agit d'une période de transition au ... «JeuxVideo.com, Jan 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Seigneur [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/seigneur>. May 2024 ».
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