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| seign·eur [ sayn yúr ] (plural seign·eurs) |
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1. history
Same as seignior
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2. former French Canadian estate owner: in French Canada until 1854, the owner of an estate originally granted by the king of France and farmed by tenants holding a form of feudal tenure over the land
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| [Late 16th century. < French, later form of seignor (see seignior)] |
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