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seignior

Meaningelder

Common meaning: lord or man of high rank

Journey through time

  1. Latinsenior‘elder’source
  2. Old Frenchseignour‘a lord, sir, seignior’source
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftselder → lordseignour‘lord’source
  4. Englishseignior‘lord or man of high rank’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin senior ‘elder’.

Roots

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