seignor
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See also: Seignor
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
seignor oblique singular, m (oblique plural seignors, nominative singular sire, nominative plural seignor)
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:seignor.
Descendants[edit]
- from the nominative sire
- from the oblique seignor
- from both
- → Old High German: herro (semantic loan) (see there for further descendants)