Seigneur is an English word with synonyms like overlord or master. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Seigneur meaning
- A feudal lord or noble in French contexts.
- The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark.
- A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
Using Seigneur
- The main meaning on this page is: A feudal lord or noble in French contexts. | The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark. | A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
- Useful related words include: feudal lord, seignior, overlord, master.
Context around Seigneur
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Seigneur
- In this selection, "seigneur" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lisa, eyquem and touche stand out and add context to how "seigneur" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include de nôtre seigneur jésus christ and jehan du seigneur. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "seigneur" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with seigneur
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lisa Seigneur is a lifelong Chicagoland resident. (7 words)
Completed by a third volume, the Traité de la Divinité de Nôtre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, it appeared at Rotterdam, 1689. (20 words)
His father, Pierre Eyquem, Seigneur of Montaigne, was a French Catholic soldier in Italy for a time and had also been the mayor of Bordeaux. (25 words)
History of France Équinoxiale France Équinoxiale started in 1612, when a French expedition departed from Cancale, Brittany, France, under the command of Daniel de la Touche, Seigneur de la Ravardière, and François de Razilly, admiral. (35 words)
Towards the end of 1830, Gautier began to frequent meetings of Le Petit Cénacle (The Little Upper Room), a group of artists who met in the studio of Jehan Du Seigneur. (31 words)
His father, Pierre Eyquem, Seigneur of Montaigne, was a French Catholic soldier in Italy for a time and had also been the mayor of Bordeaux. (25 words)
Example sentences (5)
Lisa Seigneur is a lifelong Chicagoland resident.
Completed by a third volume, the Traité de la Divinité de Nôtre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, it appeared at Rotterdam, 1689.
His father, Pierre Eyquem, Seigneur of Montaigne, was a French Catholic soldier in Italy for a time and had also been the mayor of Bordeaux.
History of France Équinoxiale France Équinoxiale started in 1612, when a French expedition departed from Cancale, Brittany, France, under the command of Daniel de la Touche, Seigneur de la Ravardière, and François de Razilly, admiral.
Towards the end of 1830, Gautier began to frequent meetings of Le Petit Cénacle (The Little Upper Room), a group of artists who met in the studio of Jehan Du Seigneur.