seignior

/sei'njə:/ Cách viết khác : (seignior) /'seinjə/

Thân thiện

A seignior rides his horse across his estate.

Definition

Noun: 1. A man of rank in the ancient regime: A title for a feudal lord, landowner, or man of authority, especially in medieval or pre-revolutionary European societies. It denotes a person holding power over a manor or estate, with rights over the land and the people living on it. 2. A lord, a sovereign: In historical contexts, it can refer to a ruler or a person exercising dominion.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The local seignior demanded a portion of the harvest from the peasants. (The local feudal lord required a share of the crops from the peasants.)
  • Under the ancient regime, the power of a seignior was both judicial and economic. (In the old feudal system, a lord's authority included both legal and financial control.)

Advanced Usage

• "Seignior and vassal": Refers to the relationship between a feudal lord and the person who held land from him in exchange for service.
  • The ceremony formalized the bond between seignior and vassal.
• "Rights of the seignior": Historical legal privileges, such as collecting taxes or holding court.
  • The rights of the seignior were often resented by the serfs.

Variants and Related Words

• Seigneur (n): The more common French spelling of the same title.
  • The seigneur of the manor lived in the chateau.
• Seigniorage (n): A profit or revenue, historically the right of a sovereign (or seignior) to mint coins, now referring to the difference between the face value of money and its production cost.
  • The king's seigniorage was a significant source of income.
• Seigniory (n): The authority, domain, or rights of a seignior; a lordship.
  • His seigniory extended over several villages.

Synonyms

• Lord: A person having authority, control, or power over others; a master, ruler, or feudal superior.
• Feudal lord: A lord in a feudal system, holding land and authority over vassals.
• Overlord: A supreme lord, especially a feudal lord over other lords.

Notes on Usage

• Historical Term: "Seignior" is primarily a historical term. Its use in modern English is almost exclusively in discussions of medieval history, feudalism, or the (the political and social system in France before the Revolution of 1789).
• Archaic/Formal: The word is considered archaic and formal. The more frequently encountered term in historical texts is the French-derived seigneur.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a man of rank in the ancient regime

Từ đồng nghĩa

• feudal lord
• seigneur